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Surname
HAUXWELL
Forename
Robert
Day
27
Month
01
Year
1914
Age
15
Occupation
Landing Lad
Mine/Quarry Name
Whitburn
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Harton Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Whitburn
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased was walking outbye at the end of his shift, along a separate travelling road, when he purposely kept behind two other lads he was walking with, making his way through an open but fenced off stenton, passing over two fences on to the main haulage plane, knowing that a set of 34 full tubs would he shortly passing along towards the shaft. It is supposed that in trying to get on to the set to have a ride outbye, he fell. He was found shortly afterwards by the overman, who heard him shouting for help. Both of his legs were fractured above the ankle, and he died a few hours later.