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Surname
LANGAN
Forename
William
Day
23
Month
08
Year
1906
Age
43
Occupation
Deputy
Mine/Quarry Name
Newbottle, Margaret Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lambton Collieries Ltd
Location
Newbottle
County
Durham
Details of Event
He drew out a prop set under a plank. The crumbly roof, above thrust this plank and two others down, and a large stone falling, he was held fast by the leg. More roof followed, and he was buried up and smothered. His life would probably have been saved had he used a proper timber drawing appliance. There was one at hand.