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Surname
PUMFORD
Forename
James
Day
26
Month
09
Year
1913
Age
43
Occupation
Deputy
Mine/Quarry Name
Dean & Chapter
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd
Location
Ferryhill
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased went to reset a prop and crossing plank at a siding, which had been knocked out by a pony, when a large stone suddenly fell and killed him instantly. The stone came away from a "horse back" and had been supported by the timber knocked out.