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Surname
MURDOCK
Forename
Percy
Day
31
Month
10
Year
1913
Age
21
Occupation
Hewing Putter
Mine/Quarry Name
Heworth
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Heworth Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Gateshead & Washington
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased was taking side coal off a rolleyway to make a travelling way, when a fall of stone buried him. The stone came from two parallel breaks. Props and lids were used instead of running planks.