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Surname
SMITH
Forename
John R.
Day
11
Month
01
Year
1906
Age
40
Occupation
Stoneman
Mine/Quarry Name
Edmondsley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Edmondsley Coal Co.
Location
Edmondsley
County
Durham
Details of Event
When firing a shot in a top canch by electric battery he was struck by a stone, projected by the shot, on the right loin. Septic peritonitis ensued, and he died two days afterwards he was 27 yards away from the shot, but in the direct line of fire.