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Surname
PINKEY
Forename
James
Day
31
Month
12
Year
1910
Age
36
Occupation
Deputy
Mine/Quarry Name
Tudhoe
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Weardale Steel, Coal & Coke Co. Ltd
Location
Tudhoe
County
Durham
Details of Event
He and his mate were ridding a bottom caunch shot. This shot had drawn a pair of gears which the men had instructions from the roaster shifter to reset as soon as possible. While working under the stone it suddenly fell on deceased, and he sustained such serious injuries that he died oil the following day. The main artery of his arm was severed and he lost a lot of blood before he was released. The stone that fell came off the side of a roll, the presence of which was known. It is a pity that temporary timber was not set until enough stone was cleared to get the permanent supports put in.