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Surname
DAMARELL
Forename
Edward
Day
05
Month
05
Year
1903
Age
44
Occupation
Shotfirer
Mine/Quarry Name
Gunnislake Quarry
Mineral Worked
Granite
Owner
S. Pearson & Son Ltd
Location
Gunnislake
County
Cornwall
Details of Event
When charging a hole for blasting some stone loosened probably by a previous blast fell upon him and killed him. The rock is granite and the place appears to have been examined after the previous shot and considered safe. The granite is full of joints and cracks in this part of the quarry and requires careful examination after each blast.