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Surname
GILMORE
Forename
Thomas
Day
06
Month
03
Year
1914
Age
38
Occupation
Shotfirer
Mine/Quarry Name
Rowrah Head Quarry
Mineral Worked
Limestone
Owner
Distington Haematite Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Rowrah
County
Cumberland
Details of Event
After firing a "shaking" shot on a ledge 12 feet from the quarry top, deceased returned to recharge the hole, and while in a stooping position a mass of rock, weighing several tons, fell from the quarry face and struck him, killing him instantly.