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Surname
USHAW
Forename
Thomas
Day
17
Month
05
Year
1905
Age
58
Occupation
Fitter
Mine/Quarry Name
Sacriston
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Charlow & Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Sacriston
County
Durham
Details of Event
He and his marrow had taken their tools down the pit preparatory to doing some work at the pumps the next morning. They returned to the shaft and deceased rapped the cage away the onsetter having left. He was not quick enough in getting into the cage, and was caught between the cage and the guide and so severely injured that he died two days later.