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Surname
McGUIRE
Forename
John
Day
23
Month
03
Year
1914
Age
63
Occupation
Shifter
Mine/Quarry Name
Holmside, Oswald Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Thomas Hedley & Brothers
Location
Craghead
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased was walking to his work through a newly made flat, where some overhanging stone was being got down to make height and width, when a large piece of the stone, 16 feet long, 3 feet wide, and of an average thickness of 1 foot 6 inches, unexpectedly fell and crushed him against a tub inflicting severe injuries, from which he died on the way to the hospital. The stone, which was strong shale, fell from a joint running parallel to, and, coincident with the side of the road. It came down from a fairly smooth parting which was quite wet.