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Surname
THOMPSON
Forename
Alfred
Day
31
Month
01
Year
1906
Age
43
Occupation
Shifter
Mine/Quarry Name
Pelton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Owners of Pelton Colliery Ltd
Location
Pelton
County
Durham
Details of Event
When helping his marrow to lift a heavy stone, the stone slipped and caught his fingers between itself and the ‘thill,’ cutting them. Subsequently pneumonia set in and he died 15 days after the accident.