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Surname
MILLER
Forename
Joseph
Day
12
Month
01
Year
1914
Age
49
Occupation
Stoneman
Mine/Quarry Name
Throckley, Maria Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Throckley Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Throckley
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Deceased was engaged getting down a canch in a drift. The master shifter had told him to get down a "side waver" because it was unsafe. Deceased tried to do so with a wedge, and failed. He afterwards went underneath to knock a prop out further inbye, when the stone fell and killed him. Deceased should have set a prop temporarily.