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Surname
WALTON
Forename
Thomas
Day
10
Month
06
Year
1909
Age
63
Occupation
Screenman
Mine/Quarry Name
Strafford
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Strafford Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Dodworth
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Instead of going home the right way he took a short cut along the sidings. He was seen to step in front of a wagon which was being lowered by gravity and before the wagon could be stopped he was run over and fatally injured. A warning shout was given but he realised the danger too late.