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Surname
NICHOLSON
Forename
Robert
Day
28
Month
07
Year
1908
Age
29
Occupation
Quarryman
Mine/Quarry Name
Witham Hall Quarry
Mineral Worked
Whinstone
Owner
Craddock, Allison & Co. Ltd
Location
Eaglescliffe
County
Durham
Details of Event
A tunnel was being driven from one part of the quarry to another. A piece of whinstone fell from the roof of the tunnel on to his neck as he was stooping down and killed him instantly.