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Surname
LOWERY
Forename
John George
Day
11
Month
09
Year
1908
Age
37
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
South Moor, Morrison Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
South Moor
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was hewing in a split wall in the main coal seam which is worked under the goaf of the five quarter seam and separated from it by a band of only 9 inches thick. Apparently as he was working the place began to weight and he in trying to save his gear stayed in it too long, the roof fell in and he was smothered beneath. The timber was set quite close.