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Surname
JONES
Forename
John Robert
Day
06
Month
02
Year
1901
Age
56
Occupation
Quarryman
Mine/Quarry Name
Dinorwic Quarry
Mineral Worked
Slate
Owner
G.W. Duff Assheton-Smith
Location
Llanberis
County
Caernarfonshire
Details of Event
He was struck on the back by a block thrown down by another quarryman from the edge or the gallery above him. He died two hours later. Proper warning had been given and deceased had retired to a distance he considered himself safe but it proved to be otherwise.