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John A. Wilkinson
| Age: | 56 |
| Died: | 12th Jan 1924 |
| Accident: | 12th Jan 1924 8.30 a.m., 4th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1868 |
| Colliery: | Oughterside |
| Company: | Oughterside Coal Co. |
| Occupation: | Deputy |
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| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Miscellaneous Underground :: Explosives |
A deputy was killed at Oughterside Colliery, Cumberland. Deceased fired a shot charged with 4 ozs, of Viking Powder, but failed to take sufficient shelter, and was struck by debris projected from the shot. A piece of coal entered his right side, and he died from the effects of the injury four days later.
- 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: 20
- 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: 101
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Wilkinson family of Cumberland and Lancashire
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