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Surname
YOUNG
Forename
John William
Day
30
Month
12
Year
1912
Age
27
Occupation
Assistant Banksman
Mine/Quarry Name
South Pelaw
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Owners of South Pelaw Colliery
Location
Chester le Street
County
Durham
Details of Event
Some broken tubs had been sent down to the surface level from the heapstead and it appears that deceased's water bottle had gone with them. Deceased put his head over the shaft gate to look down, regardless of the fact that the banksman had shouted to the engineman to raise the cage again, with the result that the ascending cage lifted the gate and crushed his head against a cross piece of the pulley framing.