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Surname
MITCHESON
Forename
John
Day
12
Month
04
Year
1906
Age
45
Occupation
Chargeman
Mine/Quarry Name
North Seaton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cowpen Coal Co. Ltd
Location
North Seaton
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Died April 23. Deceased was going his rounds in the longwall workings of the Staple district in the Yard seam, and when about 31 yards from the face on the Mothergate, was adjusting a canvas sheet in an auxiliary air road, when some blue metal stone, 5 feet 6 inches long, 3 feet 6 inches wide, and 2 feet 11 inches thick, fell off the side above the pack, relieved by jacks, and fastened him. Some men at the face heard the fall, and he was at once released, but he was unconscious and paralysed, his spine being broken. The Local Inspectors made no report.