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Surname
ARMSTRONG
Forename
Albert
Day
10
Month
11
Year
1909
Age
17
Occupation
Small runner
Mine/Quarry Name
Trimdon Grange
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Walter Scott Ltd
Location
Trimdon Grange
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was attempting to ride in the ‘Billy pit’ cage from the ground level to the heapstead level. He was jerked against the engine house wall, severely crushed and finally thrown out of the cage to the ground below. Of course he should not have done what he did.