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Surname
RHODES
Forename
William Robert
Day
27
Month
12
Year
1912
Age
37
Occupation
Carter
Mine/Quarry Name
Byers Green
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd
Location
Byers Green
County
Durham
Details of Event
This man had been engaged to remove some machinery with his rolley from Byers Green Colliery to another belonging to the same firm, Part of the machinery had been loaded and was being removed when the rolley stuck on a line of rails when crossing the pit yard. Deceased put his shoulder to a wheel to help the horses and got his hand caught between the wheel and the spring, lacerating it. He died from lock-jaw on January 3rd, 1913.