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Matthew Henderson
| Age: | 17 |
| Died: | 3rd Jan 1924 |
| Accident: | 3rd Jan 1924 5.15 a.m., 2nd hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1907 |
| Colliery: | Hazlerigg |
| Company: | Burradon and Coxlodge Coal Co Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Endless-rope Lad |
| Notes: | It was deceased's duty to detach sets of full tubs from the endless rope as the tubs approached the shaft bottom. A set of seven full tubs was nearing the shaft and deceased had detached the rear end clip. He was walking along the shaft siding by the side of the tubs, preparatory to the detaching of the front clip, when, in some way not ascertainable, he fell between the moving tubs. He was run over and instantly killed |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Haulage :: Run over or crushed by trams or tubs |
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- 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Northern Division (No. 2) by T. Greenland Davies, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection], Page: 68, Accident Number: 112
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