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Surname
KIRKPATRICK
Forename
John C.
Day
12
Month
04
Year
1906
Age
25
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Orphir Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
Marcus Liddle
Location
Orphir
County
Orkney
Details of Event
Deceased with others were loading flags into a boat at the wharf when the crane rope broke and the stones which were being swung into position fell on him and he was fatally crushed. The rope was defective, and was tied at places where it had broken prior to the accident.