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Surname
LORD
Forename
John William
Day
30
Month
06
Year
1910
Age
25
Occupation
Quarrier
Mine/Quarry Name
Britannia Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
Isaac Law
Location
Bacup
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Fall from face. It was found to be unsafe by manager, all the men being ordered to go right away to far side, the manager and others went to top to get down the unsafe stone, they succeeded; deceased for unknown reason disobeyed the direction to keep away was passing the place when the fall caught him. 2.5 tons fell from the height of 36 feet.