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Surname
WILCOX
Forename
James
Day
07
Month
04
Year
1913
Age
42
Occupation
Back Overman
Mine/Quarry Name
Newbottle, Margaret Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lambton & Hetton Collieries Ltd
Location
Newbottle
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased was found at the bottom of a staple pit injured, having fallen from part way down. He thought he had fallen a distance of 5 ladders, i.e., about 50 feet. He died the same day.