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Surname
WALTON
Forename
John
Day
19
Month
11
Year
1908
Age
56
Occupation
Shifter
Mine/Quarry Name
Eldon
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Pease & Partners Ltd
Location
Shildon
County
Durham
Details of Event
He and another man were enlarging an inclined road to make a refuge hole, when a piece of stone, 3 feet by 2.5 feet by S inches, fell from between two baulks injuring him internally. The stone was wedge-shaped, and fell from two slips in the roof.