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Surname
GRIFFIN
Forename
Stanley D. (Injured)
Day
15
Month
06
Year
1979
Age
42
Occupation
Plant Operator
Mine/Quarry Name
Ewelme (Hall's) Quarry
Mineral Worked
Owner
Location
County
Oxfordshire
Details of Event
Sand discharge pipe had become blocked - a flange had been broken & pipe sprang back by pressure from loading shovel. An experienced operator climbed arms of loading shovel to the bracket & was reacing pipe with water hose when it swing back & trapped him.