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Surname
MACHIN
Forename
Francis George
Day
19
Month
11
Year
1914
Age
38
Occupation
Crane Attendant
Mine/Quarry Name
Hooton Roberts Quarry
Mineral Worked
Limestone
Owner
Travis & Lawrenson
Location
Hooton Roberts
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was getting stone in the quarry when he was struck on the head by a pulley weighing 60 lbs., which fell from the crane head owing to a cotter pin falling out. The crane was erected by the makers in September, and it is questionable if the cotter pin had been properly fixed.