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Surname
CONNOR
Forename
James
Day
16
Month
07
Year
1914
Age
45
Occupation
Foreman Joiner
Mine/Quarry Name
Bearpark
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bearpark Coal & Coke Co. Ltd
Location
Bearpark
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased was employed by a firm of contractors erecting a new coal-washer at the colliery. On this day work had been stopped on account of heavy rain. A piece of wire rope had been left dangling from part of the structure, and as it was in a position likely to become entangled with railway wagons in motion on the rails below, deceased proceeded to remove it. He climbed up a ladder to a height of 18 feet, and in stepping off the ladder on to a concrete floor at that point, he slipped and fell to the ground. He was picked up unconscious and died four hours later.