Full Details

Surname

WOODWARD

Forename

Richard

Day

25

Month

01

Year

1906

Age

43

Occupation

Shifter

Mine/Quarry Name

Shotton

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Horden Collieries Ltd

Location

Shotton

County

Durham

Details of Event

When lifting a stone it broke in two. In falling part of it grazed his shin. He completed his shift and worked for several days afterwards, but blood poisoning set in and he died nine days after the occurrence.