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Surname
HEANEY
Forename
James
Day
24
Month
10
Year
1911
Age
26
Occupation
Quarrier
Mine/Quarry Name
Killylack Quarry
Mineral Worked
Owner
Location
Killylack
County
Tyrone, Ireland
Details of Event
In front of a face 15 feet 6 inches high, filling into a hutch, the whole height and length fell over, burying the three men. The length was 21 feet and at the top 3 feet 6 inches wide. It was said to be straight up face, no overhang in the middle of its length, at the bottom was an undermining for 18 inches under, 6 feet in length. Above this lower face, above a bench 12 feet to the top. The quarry being in two heights, 12 feet and 16 feet 6 inches. The fall came from a slimy back, there had been very heavy rain for two days. 3 killed.