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Surname
HOWARTH
Forename
Albert
Day
12
Month
12
Year
1908
Age
28
Occupation
Quarrier
Mine/Quarry Name
Greensmoor Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
Executors of R. Siddall
Location
Stacksteads
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Large stone 3.5tons, being raised by crane, link in chain broke, stone fell back and caught Howarth. Flaw in link. Old chain not annealed.