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Surname
JACKSON
Forename
Whitfield
Day
07
Month
01
Year
1913
Age
15
Occupation
Waggon Ticketer
Mine/Quarry Name
Saint Helen's
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Pease & Partners Ltd
Location
St Helen Auckland
County
Durham
Details of Event
There was no rule as to where the deceased bad to put tickets on to the wagons, but usually it was done in the sidings near the weigh cabin. He was found crushed between a full wagon of nuts and the retaining wall of an old coke bench, having apparently fallen into the space whilst attempting to do his work. It was not a proper place for a boy to work and the manager stopped it after the accident.