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Surname
McCORMICK
Forename
Thomas
Day
16
Month
01
Year
1913
Age
16
Occupation
Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
Chopwell
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Consett Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Chopwell
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased was driving five full tubs outbye with a pony, along a broad, high roadway with well laid rails, having a slight fall outbye, when the rolleywayman, whom he had passed at the inbye landing, heard a crash, and on running up found that the first tub was derailed, the back end upended, the pony had fallen down, and the second tub was also off the way. Deceased was lying between the first tub and the pony amongst the loose coal with his head bent backwards, and he was dead when extricated. The only explanation put forward was that the first two tubs became locked buffererd causing the first tub to derail and upend, and so throwing deceased forward. He would probably be riding on the top of the first tub.