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Surname
DODDS
Forename
Martin
Day
08
Month
01
Year
1912
Age
40
Occupation
Deputy
Mine/Quarry Name
South Moor, William Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
South Moor
County
Durham
Details of Event
He was about to draw a jud in which the roof was working badly, and he had some doubts as to the wisdom of doing anything. He was proceeding to ascertain if it was safe to begin to draw when a hewer heard him cry out, and on hastening to him found a large fiat stone had fallen on deceased and killed him. This was not in the jud, but close to it. There was coal on either side but the pressure had caused a burst from the roof.