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Surname
McKEOWN
Forename
John
Day
01
Month
07
Year
1903
Age
15
Occupation
Engine Rope Attendant
Mine/Quarry Name
Cowpen
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cowpen Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Blyth
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Deceased attended a short subsidiary endless rope haulage near the shaft and his duty was to stand in a manhole, to which point the empty tubs gravitated and attach them to the rope which ran underneath them by short lashing chains while so engaged he appears to have gone further forward than usual and was crushed between the tub and side of road. The manager promised to more room at the side.