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Surname
WAUGH
Forename
Archibold
Day
27
Month
03
Year
1901
Age
23
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Towneley, Emma Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Stella Coal Co.
Location
Ryton
County
Durham
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. He descended part way down the shaft with another man in order to turn off a steam valve. This could be dons without getting out of the cage but on this occasion he got out on to a platform and losing his light fell down the shaft.