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Surname
RYAN
Forename
Joseph
Day
30
Month
08
Year
1912
Age
14
Occupation
Rope Boy
Mine/Quarry Name
West Pelton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Joicey & Co. Ltd
Location
Pelton
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased's duties were to change the rope over from the full to the empty road in a self-acting incline, and to assist the landing man. He was knocking out a chock at the top of the incline when he was caught by some full tubs which were amain, causing fractured skull, from which he died on 7th September, 1912.