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Surname
COOPER
Forename
William
Day
02
Month
06
Year
1905
Age
30
Occupation
Quarrier
Mine/Quarry Name
Britannia Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
Brooks & Brooks
Location
Bacup
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Fell into quarry from edge of top while reaching for end of crane rope, overbalanced, fell 56 feet; ought to have waited until crane swung round to bank relied upon a fence which proved insufficient.