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Surname
RIDGEWAY
Forename
Joseph
Day
21
Month
03
Year
1901
Age
35
Occupation
Overman
Mine/Quarry Name
Holly Bank
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Holly Bank Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Essington
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
A shot charged with five cartridges of gelignite had been prepared in the face of a heading and Ridgeway fired it with the electric battery. He was 56 feet away and in a direct line with the shot and was crouching against the side without shelter when be fired. A stone projected from the shot struck him over the heart and kill him on the spot. He was the holder of a second-class certificate and would have been appointed Under Manager in a few weeks.