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Surname
RANSON
Forename
George
Day
13
Month
11
Year
1900
Age
29
Occupation
Boiler Minder
Mine/Quarry Name
Shildon Lodge
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd
Location
Shildon
County
Durham
Details of Event
He had been repairing a broken bolt on the eccentric strap of an engine an started it again he then stooped down to pick up a lamp when his coat became entangled with a bolt on the coupling of a shaft and was dragged over before the machinery could be stopped. Died on the 15th.