Full Details

Surname

YOUNG

Forename

Robert James

Day

26

Month

12

Year

1913

Age

20

Occupation

Putter

Mine/Quarry Name

Newbottle, Dorothea Pit

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Lambton & Hetton Collieries Ltd

Location

Philadelphia

County

Durham

Details of Event

Deceased was illegally riding inbye on the set, when the set derailed and jammed. The tail rope broke just against the rear end of the set, and the broken end caught and killed him.