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R. E. Embleton
| Age: | 59 |
| Died: | 20th Nov 1917 |
| Accident: | 21st Oct 1917 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1858 |
| Colliery: | Harraton |
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| Occupation: | Rapper Attendant |
| Notes: | died as a result, it was alleged, of injuries received when he fell whilst carrying some picks in the pit |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Arbitration Committee — 4th February 1918 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee
Committee Meeting
Held on February 4th 1918
924. Harraton. R. E. Embleton, 59, rapper attendant.
Died on November 20th, 1917, as a result, it is alleged, of injuries received on October 21st, 1917. when it is stated he fell whilst carrying some picks in the pit. The accident was not reported until November 1st.
The Coroner's Jury brought in a verdict that deceased died through meningitis, following a large axillary abscess which had been set up by a fall on the right shoulder, but when or where or how such tall was caused no satisfactory evidence appeared to the Jury.
The family consisted of the following :—
Deceased 50. shifter, £1/18/5. House and coals.
Widow 44.
Son 24, hewer.
Daughter 19, munitions, £2/10/0.
Daughter 15, son 3.
Three years' earnings with £39 added for house and coals amounted to £274/16/4.
Claim made by the widow.
We were unable to prove that death was the result of an accident in the mine, and the Committee disallowed the claim.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/43, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1918 (two volumes: covers Jan-Jun, Jul-Dec)
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