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| Date: | 8th September 1905 |
| Colliery: | Bram Crag (Granite) |
| Company: | Threkeld Granite Co., Ltd. |
| Cause: | (See description below) |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
| Category: | Miscellaneous :: Sundries |
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About a fortnight before the accident a heavy blast had dislodged a quantity of granite on to the floor of the quarry the greater part of which had been removed. One of the larger stones left had been split by a shot about 26 hours before the accident into three pieces, and while deceased was drilling a hand hole in one of these, another weighing about six tons rolled over, and pinned him against the block he was working on. The block that rolled over rested on a narrow base about 7 feet long on loose debris and was top heavy; it appeared to be resting against the quarry face. Water running down the quarry may have loosened the debris on which it rested and disturbed its equilibrium. A machine drill working 7 or 8 yards off may have prevented deceased hearing any preliminary movement of the stone
| Source: | 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910) Where to find this report |
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 | Glasson, Thomas, aged 48, Quarryman |
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