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Frederick Bray
| Age: | 31 |
| Died: | 27th Nov 1912 |
| Accident: | 25th Nov 1912 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1881 |
| Colliery: | Granitethorpe Quarry |
| Company: | Enderly and Stoney Stanton Granite Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Getter |
| Notes: | Deceased and his brother were at work on a ledge 6 to 9 feet broad and 33 feet below the quarry brow. They had descended by means of ropes which they afterwards looped round their thighs, which was their usual custom. Deceased had apparently loosed himself from his rope for some purpose, or was rearranging it, when some rock fell from the face above him and pushed him over the ledge. He fell a distance of fully 40 feet and sustained injuries which resulted fatally two days later |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Inside the Quarries :: Miscellaneous :: Falling from Ledges |
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- 1912 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6983), Midland and Southern District (No. 8) by Hugh Johnstone, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 73, Accident Number: 6 Where to find this report
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