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Surname
HOCKERDAY
Forename
Ernest
Day
10
Month
03
Year
1910
Age
16
Occupation
Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
Delves
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Consett Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Delves
County
Durham
Details of Event
The boy had set his pony away at "loose" along the travelling road whilst he went to put on his coat. The pony passed through a brattice sheet and there waited for the boy. As the deceased was passing through the canvas, the pony, no doubt being startled, kicked out and struck the boy in the stomach. He died from internal injuries four days later. The pony was a new one, and was sent out of the pit.