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Surname
EVANS
Forename
Griffith
Day
25
Month
11
Year
1900
Age
55
Occupation
Slate Getter
Mine/Quarry Name
Oakeley Quarry
Mineral Worked
Slate
Owner
Oakeley Slate Quarries Co. Ltd
Location
Blaenau Ffestiniog
County
Merionethshire
Details of Event
Unexpected fall of a stone more than a ton in weight from the roof of a new chamber at a point where it was only 5 feet high. He died in a few hours. His mate also received slight injuries.