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Surname
THACHERAY
Forename
Arthur
Day
10
Month
11
Year
1911
Age
15
Occupation
Rope Runner
Mine/Quarry Name
Beighton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Sheffield Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Beighton
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was in charge of a set of 9 full tubs going up an engine plane, and he appears to have stepped on to a buffer to guide the first tub round a bend, when he slipped off and was dragged some yards up the plane. He died the next day.