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Surname
WILSON
Forename
Luke
Day
21
Month
06
Year
1912
Age
16
Occupation
Pony Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
St Helens (a)
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Pease & Partners Ltd
Location
St Helens Aukland
County
Durham
Details of Event
Another Driver left the landing with a pony and empty set and turned along a road to the right which dipped slightly outbye. Deceased followed with his pony and empty set intending to take a road to the left, but, for some unknown reason, the limbers of the first pony became detached from the set, with the result that the tubs ran back and caught deceased as he was passing the road end. He died in hospital on July 16th. A cotter is now used to secure the pin connecting the limbers to the tubs where the gradient requires it.