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Surname
CLEGHORN
Forename
William
Day
17
Month
01
Year
1912
Age
16
Occupation
Shaft Lad
Mine/Quarry Name
Thornley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Weardale Steel, Coal & Coke Co. Ltd
Location
New Thornley
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was going into the cage to assist with some tubs at the request of the onsetter, when it was raised and lie was thrown out and fell into the sump which was full of water. His body was not recovered for an hour. In this case all signals had to be transmitted from the onsetter to the banksman. The banks-man contended he got a signal by rapper for the cage to be raised which he duly transmitted to the winding engineman. The onsetter was positive he gave no such signal, and in this lie was supported by another witness. Probably the banksman made a mistake.