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Date:	27th May 1899
Colliery:	Dunhouse, No. 1 (Quarry)
Company:	John and Aaron Thompson
Cause:	(See description below)
Lives Lost:	1
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One of the fatal cases, No. 37 on the list, occurred at Dunhouse No, 1 Quarry, belonging to Messrs. Jno. and Aaron Thompson, on May 27th, and caused the death of Barer, who was wheeling a barrowful of soil by the edge of the quarry, when he lost his balance and fell to the bottom and was killed. The other, No. 61 on the list, occurred at Parson Byers Quarry, belonging to Messrs. Bell Brothers, Ltd., and caused the death of a quarry man. He was lifting a heavy stone with a bar, when he slipped and fell over the side of the quarry, a distance of about 40 feet, on to a bench or ledge 12 feet from the ground.

Source:

1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 68 Where to find this report

	Franklin, John, aged 54, Borer, He was wheeling a barrow load of soil by the edge of the quarry, when he lost his balance and fell to the bottom of the quarry and was killed.
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