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Surname
LAIDLER
Forename
Richard
Day
13
Month
08
Year
1910
Age
57
Occupation
Stoneman
Mine/Quarry Name
Newbottle
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lambton & Hetton Collieries Ltd
Location
Philadelphia
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased and five other men were engaged on an endless rope haulage road in setting back some props in order to straighten the way. The work was practically completed, and deceased was cleaning up at the close of the shift, when some stone fell away at a breaker behind the props on the in-bye side, with the result that four balks were canted out, and deceased was caught by a heavy fall of roof. The accident was probably due to the withdrawal of support which the balk ends had provided before being altered.