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John Lydon
| Age: | 25 |
| Died: | 17th Jan 1868 |
| Accident: | 17th Jan 1868 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1843 |
| Colliery: | Oakenshaw |
| Company: | Strakers and Love |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | crushed in shaft while ascending, he had apparently put his head out of the cage |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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Fatal Accidents in Shafts.
No. 6 accident in the list consisted of the sufferer being crushed while ascending the shaft, but there was nothing to show in what manner he had received his injuries ; it was an ordinary cage that he was in, no person being along with him.
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- 1868 Mines Inspectors Report, South Durham District by John J. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 14
- 1868 Mines Inspectors Report, South Durham District by John J. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 21, Accident Number: 6
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