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Surname
LILLEY
Forename
Thomas
Day
05
Month
08
Year
1900
Age
30
Occupation
Shifter
Mine/Quarry Name
Whitburn
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Harton Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Whitburn
County
Durham
Details of Event
Inquest attended. He was assisting a pumpman to lay a range of pipes and in order to get a straight lead he knocked out a prop but omitted to set another in its place. Shortly afterwards when passing the spot where the prop had been removed a large stone fell.