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Surname
SIMPSON
Forename
William
Day
28
Month
10
Year
1904
Age
65
Occupation
Platelayer
Mine/Quarry Name
South Medomsley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Medomsley Colliery Ltd
Location
Dipton
County
Durham
Details of Event
A tank engine going tank first pushing two empty coke trucks past the screens to the coke yard. Deceased was cleaning out a drain or runner in a space of 2.5 feet between the rail and wall and he was run over unknown to the engine driver who stated at the inquest that he sounded the whistle while moving forward. The fireman was also on the locomotive. The Jury added a rider their verdict of accidental death that more care should be taken in shunting on the colliery branches.