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Surname
WILLIAMSON
Forename
Robert
Day
07
Month
06
Year
1913
Age
58
Occupation
Shiftman
Mine/Quarry Name
Gordon House
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cockfield
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased went into the level, after a putter, to get his clothes at the end of his shift. The putter came out almost immediately with a full tub. As he came from the siding only about 8 yards from deceased a heavy cloth was hung between he failed to hear the tub in time to get out of the way. He was severely crushed by the tub and died on the 9th June 1913.