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Surname
RICHARDSON
Forename
Edward
Day
23
Month
10
Year
1913
Age
15
Occupation
Pony Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
Beamish, Mary Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Joicey & Co. Ltd
Location
Stanley
County
Durham
Details of Event
Whilst deceased was driving two full tubs outbye from a passbye he was fatally crushed between the first tub and a middle prop set underneath a balk. It is supposed that he was riding on the limbers, when his foot slipped on the buffer, causing him to fall forward. There was 3 inches clearance between the side of the tub and prop.