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Surname
ROTHERY
Forename
John
Day
27
Month
06
Year
1905
Age
14
Occupation
Trapper
Mine/Quarry Name
Dean & Chapter
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd
Location
Ferryhill
County
Durham
Details of Event
He had permitted his trap door to close partially. The third of a set of 14 loaded tubs caught it and drove it back against him, fracturing the base of his skull. He died on the following day.