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Surname
NORTON
Forename
William
Day
21
Month
10
Year
1914
Age
18
Occupation
Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
South Moor, Morrison Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
South Moor
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased was engaged in driving sets of six tubs between the flat and the landing. The road had a varying gradient requiring the use of drags in the wheels of loaded sets. On this account riding on the limbers was prohibited. Deceased, however, did ride, and when the pony crossed out at a headways end it was thrown down on its side; the limbers were tilted into a vertical position, and the upper side of the bow caught deceased in the neck and pressed so hard against the tub end that his neck was dislocated.