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George McMannus
| Age: | 17 |
| Died: | 25th Aug 1914 |
| Accident: | 24th Jul 1914 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1897 |
| Colliery: | Thornley |
| Company: | Weardale Steel, Coal and Coke Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Putter |
| Notes: | deceased was, with assistance, pushing a empty tub uphill towards the face, when he slipped his foot and fell heavily on his left knee; on 30th July he was sent to a hospital, where he died on 25th August from blood poisoning set up by the injury received in the pit |
| Buried: | St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley |
| Category: | Miscellaneous Underground Accidents :: Haulage :: Other Haulage Accidents |
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- 1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023), Northern Division (No. 2) by J. R. R. Wilson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 62, Accident Number: 8 Where to find this report
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