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Age:	20
Died:	24th Feb 1904
Accident:	24th Feb 1904
Year Born:	abt. 1884
Colliery:	Heworth
Company:	Heworth Coal Co., Ltd.
Occupation:	Putter & Hewer
Notes:	fell down shaft
Buried:	[not known]
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The Ada pit is the upcast shaft and is surmounted by a fan. Two cages, each holding two tubs on each of two decks, run in rail guides at the sides between the surface and the Bensham seam, a distance of 115 fathoms, calling when required at, the Yard seam, when men or boys are ascending or descending. Deceased at the end of his shift got into the top deck of one of the cages at the Yard seam, along with other persons including the onsetter from the Bensham, who had come up to superintend the men and boys riding. The cage was then lowered to the Bensham, where more persons got in and it was signalled to the surface. Deceased was standing at one end of the cage he carried his safety lamp and had hold of the bar extending along the cage. The shaft is circular in section and there is room for a person to fall out at the ends of the cages. Deceased was observed to fall and one leg was out of the cage, but he held on to the bar for some time, eventually falling to the Bensham seam, where his body was found. The Local Inspectors reported "in our opinion it was a pure accident."

• 1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Accident Number: 23 Where to find this report
• 1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 46, Accident Number: 23 Where to find this report

Email	Researcher	Date	Interest
	marc gofton	30 Aug 2014	my father was from County Durham and I thought there was talk of a coal seam being named after the Goftons
	Marc gofton	25 Apr 2017	I am sure I have connections in the Durham area

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