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Surname
McDOWELL
Forename
Robert
Day
04
Month
07
Year
1906
Age
45
Occupation
Quarrier
Mine/Quarry Name
Forthill Quarry
Mineral Worked
Basalt
Owner
Ballycarry Lime Co.
Location
County
Antrim, Ireland
Details of Event
About 14 feet in length of overburden soil furze and tree root undermined 5 feet fell on him whilst using a crowbar to lever more basalt out. The depth of the fall was 6 feet. It was sheer recklessness.