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Surname
GLASSON
Forename
Thomas
Day
08
Month
09
Year
1905
Age
48
Occupation
Quarryman
Mine/Quarry Name
Bram Crag Quarry
Mineral Worked
Granite
Owner
Threlkeld Granite Co. Ltd
Location
Threlkeld
County
Cumberland
Details of Event
About a fortnight before the accident a heavy blast had dislodged a quantity of granite on to the floor of the quarry the greater part of which had been removed. One of the larger stones left had been split by a shot about 26 hours before the accident into three pieces, and while deceased was drilling a hand hole in one of these, another weighing about six tons rolled over, and pinned him against the block he was working on. The block that rolled over rested on a narrow base about 7 feet long on loose debris and was top heavy: it appeared to be resting against the quarry face. Water running down the quarry may have loosened the debris on which it rested and disturbed its equilibrium. A machine drill working 7 or 8 yards off may have prevented deceased hearing the preliminary movement of the stone.