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Surname
GOLDSBERRY
Forename
Robert
Day
10
Month
07
Year
1913
Age
14
Occupation
Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
Wallsend
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wallsend & Hebburn Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Wallsend
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Deceased and six others were ascending the upcast shaft upon the top deck of the cage; deceased was sitting down at the end of the cage, and as the cage neared the bank he probably commenced to get up ready for getting out; as the cage lifted the doors which close the shaft top, the rush of air caused him to lose his balance and he fell; his head was jammed between the cage floor and the bearer supporting the flat sheets; he was instantly killed; fence gates are provided, but when not in use slide upon bearers at the top of the cage; on this occasion the onsetter had failed to place the gates in position.