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Surname
WOODWARD
Forename
Richard
Day
25
Month
01
Year
1906
Age
43
Occupation
Shifter
Mine/Quarry Name
Shotton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Horden Collieries Ltd
Location
Shotton
County
Durham
Details of Event
When lifting a stone it broke in two. In falling part of it grazed his shin. He completed his shift and worked for several days afterwards, but blood poisoning set in and he died nine days after the occurrence.