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Surname
BALD
Forename
James
Day
27
Month
08
Year
1912
Age
30
Occupation
Stonebreaker
Mine/Quarry Name
Kaimes Quarry
Mineral Worked
Whinstone
Owner
Lothians Quarry Co. Ltd
Location
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
He was standing in the open inside the quarry whilst a charge of blasting powder was being fired 144 yards away, A piece of stone projected by the side struck him, and he died in a few minutes.