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Surname
WANNOP
Forename
Thomas Edward
Day
19
Month
06
Year
1906
Age
47
Occupation
Quarryman
Mine/Quarry Name
Heworth Burn Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
Tate Brown & Co.
Location
Heworth
County
Durham
Details of Event
Died June 21. A stone 6 feet by 3 feet by 2 feet had been dragged by a steam crane from its native bed and deposited on the base 6 feet by 2 feet some 25 yards away, on rails at one end and loose stone at the other, and a stronger chain had been put round it for lifting out of the quarry. The smaller chain was disconnected at one end and the craneman signalled to haul up the crane rope so as to pull it clear of the stone. When about 2 feet of the chain was pulled from under the stone some obstruction had occurred and the stone was tilted over and pinned deceased against another block. He was released in a few minutes but had received fatal injuries.