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Surname
SLEIGH
Forename
Charles
Day
08
Month
02
Year
1909
Age
38
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Shotton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Horden Collieries Ltd
Location
Shotton
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was killed by a stone, weighing about half a ton, which fell directly on to him as he was hewing. There were slips in three sides of the stone but these would not be visible prior to the stone falling.