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Surname
SPEED
Forename
George
Day
10
Month
06
Year
1913
Age
50
Occupation
Shifter
Mine/Quarry Name
South Moor, Morrison Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
South Moor
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased was engaged in enlarging a return airway, so that brick side walls could be built. He was dressing down the coal when a piece of stone, some 50lbs. in weight, fell from a height of 2 feet above his head. It came off at a slip.