Mining Deaths - Killingworth Colliery
SURNAME | CHRISTIAN NAMES | DAY | MONTH | YEAR | AGE | CAUSE OF DEATH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
McGeachie | David | 10 | May | 1898 | 48 | drowning - accidental death |
Mitchison | John Hatler | 26 | November | 1906 | 26 | internal haemorrhage from injuries sustained from being crushed between two runway skips - accidental death |
Potts | Leonard James | 22 | January | 1921 | 63 | heart failure |
Elkins | William | 12 | April | 1924 | 39 | injuries sustained from being crushed between a locomotive and a truck - accidental death |
Evans | John | 5 | February | 1925 | 40 | injuries and shock sustained from a fall of coal - accidental death |
Kay | John Thomas | 4 | December | 1907 | 18 | extensive injuries sustained from being run over by a train - accidental death |
Thomas | Thomas | 19 | May | 1916 | 60 | uraemic poisoning as a result of a rupture to the urethra after an accident where he attempted to fix the door of a hopper (11 May 1916) |
Allan | William James Henry | 2 | August | 1922 | 40 | strain of the heart, evidence of heart disease |
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