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Surname
MADDOCK
Forename
Thomas
Day
15
Month
08
Year
1913
Age
50
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Langley Park
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Consett Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Langley Park
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased with three others was engaged in removing a narrow battery of sand which had afforded support for a narrow gauge road on which ran a tip bogey. They actually shovelled the sand from between the sleepers and loaded it into the bogey while it stood on the rails spiked to the sleepers. One side rail fell away and the bogey tipped over and smashed deceased's skull. This accident was due to the want of common sense.