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Date:	4th April 1882
Colliery:	Tudhoe
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Cause:	(See description below)
Lives Lost:	1
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Stephen Rippon, 54, died on 13th April from the effect of injuries received on 4th April at Tudhoe Colliery. Rippon told the deputy, Thomas Covey, that he had slipped and struck his right elbow against the wall while kirving the bottom. At the inquest Rippon's doctor told the jury that the death was due to erysipelas "probably caused by the blow". The Coroner refused to accept this, saying that he only dealt in facts, not probabilities - so, a verdict of death due to erysipelas as recorded.

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Text kindly provided by Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser and Durham Chronicle).

	Rippon, Stephen (died: 12 Apr 1882) , aged 32, Hewer, a slight blow on elbow, died from erysipelas
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