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Surname
HOLMES
Forename
Cornelius
Day
06
Month
03
Year
1906
Age
45
Occupation
Foreman
Mine/Quarry Name
Barton Hill Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
Mrs Eliza Twyford
Location
Birchover
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
A large stone was being pulled over the top of the quarry by means of a crane rope. The stone broke, and deceased standing between the stone and the edge of the quarry face the rope struck him over the legs and threw him into the quarry 50 feet below.