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- Clark

Age:  
Died:   1988
Accident:   1988
Born:  
Colliery:   Dawdon
Company:   British Coal
Occupation:   Stage Loader Attendant
Notes:  
He fell into a stone crusher at the end of the stageloader. The first anyone knew he was missing was when his hand clutching his cap lamp was spotted on a shaker on surface. The mine stood still for a number of days till most of his body parts were found. The last thing found belonging to him was his boots, no laces, no toe caps, or his feet. These were found in a underground staple [approximate date]
Buried:   [not known]
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peter frecker   03 Apr 2014 

in reference to mr clarks death , the discovery was made by an onsetter approximately 12.30 pm on a Friday & not at bank , he took his boot off the conveyor belt just before it went int the skip with his foot inside I know this as I was involved in recovery operation which went on till 6 p.m. on the sunday , 93% of his body was recovered & normal production resumed on the sunday night/early Monday morning regards peter


joe williams   15 Jan 2015 

Clark, sorry Peter you are way out about Clarke accident.the first anyone knew was his hand on a shaker in the screen on surface.has for his foot being inside is boot is also false.the reason I know Brian Wharton and me (JOE WILLIAMS) found both of his boots and there was no feet inside.so please stop giving false info.


James   27 Sep 2015 

I remember my dad talking about this he was who found the remains and some one found his leg very tragic may he rest in peace


Gary Coulson   19 Oct 2022 

I was thinking about Robbie Robert Clarke the deceased he lived in the same street as me as kids and that was Vicarage est wingate he was a few years younger than me I was at school in the same class as his sister. I was just wondering how long it was since his death. I remember being underground in easington colliery when word came through that a young lad had died in such a tragic manner not knowing at the time who it was, found out later we were not mates but he lived just a few doors from me right through our school years.


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