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Surname
CALVERT
Forename
John
Day
21
Month
01
Year
1911
Age
55
Occupation
Gatewayman
Mine/Quarry Name
Murton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Murton
County
Durham
Details of Event
Along with another man he was engaged in building a soft wood chock near the face in a longwall gateway. Whilst sawing wood a flag of ramble stone fell on to him, inflicting injuries from which he died the same night. The stone should either have been taken down or securely propped.