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Surname
RICE
Forename
John
Day
20
Month
03
Year
1901
Age
16
Occupation
Staple Top Boy
Mine/Quarry Name
Thornley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Weardale Steel, Coal & Coke Co. Ltd
Location
New Thornley
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was improperly riding on the cage top from Hutton to Low Main seam when by some means his head caught the timber at the top of the staple and the blow was so severe died at once.