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Surname
DREW
Forename
James
Day
02
Month
09
Year
1904
Age
36
Occupation
Quarryman
Mine/Quarry Name
Ham Wood Quarry
Mineral Worked
Limestone
Owner
John Wainwright & Co. Ltd
Location
Shepton Mallet
County
Somersetshire
Details of Event
He was struck on the head by a stone from a shot which caused his death 12 hours afterwards. He was 85 yards away from the shot and sheltering behind a large tree. The Special Rules were not satisfactorily carried out at this quarry as the men should either have gone further away or gone into shelters in the quarry but like the ostrich they hid their heads and thought their bodies were consequently protected.