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Surname
STOKER
Forename
Thomas Atkinson
Day
01
Month
07
Year
1913
Age
27
Occupation
Rolleywayman
Mine/Quarry Name
Harton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Harton Coal Co. Ltd
Location
South Shields
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased was seen to leave the inbye landing of a main-and-tail haulage road, with a 4-foot travelling way on one side, some minutes before a full set was started outbye. He was soon after found lying on the opposite side of the road 290 yards outbye, partly behind the last tub of a set of 40 tubs, with a fractured arm and ribs. The set had been stopped at this point, which is on a down gradient outbye of 2 inches to the yard, and in stopping the coupling in front of the last tub had broken, probably causing a violent jar to the rope. Deceased was not run over and it is presumed that he got knocked down by the lashing of the rope when the set was stopped. Probably he was riding on the rope behind the last tub and was thrown violently off. He died the following day.