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Surname
PARKIN
Forename
Benjamin
Day
24
Month
11
Year
1900
Age
16
Occupation
Incline Boy
Mine/Quarry Name
Marley Hill, Main Coal
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Bowes & Ptrs Ltd
Location
Marley Hill
County
Durham
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. A pony attached to two tubs on approaching the bankhead of a short selfacting incline ran away. The tubs got amain, and crushed deceased against some tubs at the bottom of the incline. The brakesman had omitted to place the chock across the rails at the incline top.