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Richard Atkin
| Age: | 32 |
| Died: | 7th Aug 1924 |
| Accident: | 7th Aug 1924 9.30 a.m., 4th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1892 |
| Colliery: | Ludworth |
| Company: | Weardale Steel, Coal and Coke Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Pumpman |
| Notes: | Deceased was employed in a shaft which was being unwatered and repaired. In stepping from a box cradle, suspended in the shaft, to an inset 60 fathoms from the surface, he overbalanced and fell down the shaft a distance of 31 fathoms. At this level he smashed through a scaffold and fell a further 27 fathoms into 20 ft. of water. He was killed instantly |
| Buried: | St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Shadforth |
| Category: | Shaft Accidents :: Falling from part-way down |
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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: 67, Accident Number: 95
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