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Surname
RIDLEY
Forename
Ralph
Day
10
Month
05
Year
1909
Age
17
Occupation
Runrider
Mine/Quarry Name
Murton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Murton
County
Durham
Details of Event
Presumably he had fallen oft the main rope chain as the set was being hauled inbye. There was no apparent reason why be should have fallen off. The set was a slow moving one-four miles per hour, the road was of good height and width. His skull was fractured.