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Surname
FRENCH
Forename
Robert
Day
02
Month
10
Year
1902
Age
20
Occupation
Quarrier
Mine/Quarry Name
Glent Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
William Underwood & Brothers
Location
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Struck on head by handle of crane. Two young men at the crane raising a stone one of them misplaced the catch so that when the brake was used lower the stone the crane was in gear. The one easing the brake thought the crane was out of gear. The handles whirled round on brake being released.