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John Shannon
| Age: | 21 |
| Died: | 14th May 1902 |
| Accident: | 14th May 1902 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1881 |
| Colliery: | Sandwith (Sandstone) |
| Company: | Sandwith Quarries Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Stonemason |
| Notes: | Deceased was measuring the stone fixed on his planing machine whilst in motion. The machine only moves at a creeping pace, and he had apparently placed one foot on the moving carriage when he slipped or stumbled, and the carriage passed over his legs, inflicting injuries from which he died. |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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- 1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 53, Accident Number: 2 Where to find this report
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