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Surname
LAIDLER
Forename
Taylor
Day
13
Month
09
Year
1913
Age
33
Occupation
Shifter
Mine/Quarry Name
South Pelaw
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Owners of South Pelaw Colliery
Location
Chester le Street
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased and another man (who was injured) were engaged in making height in a roadway. They had drawn four balks, and drop some stone, which they were engaged in filling away, when a piece of overhanging roof stone fell, killing Laidler and injuring his companion. The stone had just been examined, but was of such weight and size that the men failed to detect its true character.