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Surname
HESLOP
Forename
John Robert Allan
Day
15
Month
07
Year
1910
Age
17
Occupation
Off-Take Boy
Mine/Quarry Name
Kimblesworth
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Charlaw & Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Framwellgate Moor
County
Durham
Details of Event
He had changed the haulage ropes but had forgotten to change the switches As a result the set ran for a short distance on the wrong road, and was then pulled sharply off the way by the rope. The lad was crushed between the first tub and a brick pillar.