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Surname
FIDLER
Forename
David
Day
07
Month
08
Year
1914
Age
48
Occupation
Quarrier
Mine/Quarry Name
Upper Knowle Quarry
Mineral Worked
Owner
Maberly Parker
Location
County
Gloucestershire
Details of Event
Deceased was jumping from the surface down to a ledge 8 feet wide, from which the overburden had been removed to a depth of 3 feet The leg of his trousers caught on the top of a rammer, which had been left standing against the face of the overburden, and he was tripped and fell on the ledge, whence he fell to the quarry floor, a distance of about 25 feet He was severely cut and bruised. Pneumonia and pleurisy supervened and he died on 29th August.