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Surname
LAMBTON
Forename
John Thomas
Day
20
Month
11
Year
1913
Age
21
Occupation
Fitter
Mine/Quarry Name
Easington
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Easington Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Easington Colliery
County
Durham
Details of Event
At Easington the changing of the three decks is done simultaneously by the aid of auxiliary cages and hydraulic rams. Deceased worked at the low level at the shaft bottom, along with the onsetter. The cage loaded with empty tubs came down, and there being no coal, the onsetter rapped "clear." When he gave the first rap the cage was lifted, one rap meaning "away" for coal work. On giving the second rap the cage stood until all ten raps were given, and the cage taken into the shaft. The onsetter then found deceased lying on the bottom of the auxiliary cage badly injured. Unknown to the onsetter, he had gone into the auxiliary cage, and had been getting some "bait" out of a tub in the shaft cage, when the latter moved away and he was crushed. Deceased should not have attempted to do this, for the onsetter could not see him from where he was at the rapper.