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Surname
ATHER
Forename
Thomas
Day
12
Month
08
Year
1909
Age
59
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
New Brancepeth
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cochrane & Co. Ltd
Location
New Brancepeth
County
Durham
Details of Event
Eight men were in the cage ready to rode and the onsetter had rapped away. There was some little delay in stating and just as the cage was raised the set came in sight as it ran on to the kip. For some reason, one or more of the men became frightened and created great disorder in the cage, with the result that this man was pushed out after it had been raised some yards up the shaft. The set was coming in at its usual speed, and was stopped at the appointed place. As a rule men are not allowed to get into the cage when the set is landing but for the delay in raising the cage it would have been half way up the shaft before the set reached the kip.