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| Date: | 3rd February 1883 |
| Colliery: | East Howle |
| Cause: | Crushed |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
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He was crushed between a tub that ran the small coals from the screens and a metal pillar supporting the screens. He bled to death in about five minutes.
| Source: | Text kindly provided by Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser and Durham Chronicle). |
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Alderson, John, aged 15, Screen Boy, head crushed between tub and screen legs ; too little room | |
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