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Surname
CUMMINGS
Forename
Thomas
Day
05
Month
04
Year
1906
Age
18
Occupation
Runrider
Mine/Quarry Name
Murton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Murton
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was found by the master shifter lying by the side of the rolleyway. He had evidently fallen off the chain of the rope on which, as runrider, be would have been riding. His skull and arm were broken, and he died thirteen days after the accident.