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Surname
COOPER
Forename
William
Day
10
Month
04
Year
1902
Age
40
Occupation
Foreman
Mine/Quarry Name
Swell Tor Quarry
Mineral Worked
Granite
Owner
Pethick Brothers
Location
Walkhampton
County
Devonshire
Details of Event
When he was charging a hole with gunpowder it from some unascertainable and unexplained cause exploded killing him on the spot and causing severe injuries to another man who was assisting.