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Surname
MICHAEL
Forename
James
Day
22
Month
12
Year
1910
Age
60
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Kemnay Quarry
Mineral Worked
Granite
Owner
John Fyfe Ltd
Location
Kemnay
County
Aberdeenshire
Details of Event
He was working off granite on a ledge, 4 feet 6 inches wide, when a piece of stone about 9 inches square and 2 inches thick became detached from the quarry face above where he was standing, and striking him on the back knocked him off the ledge into the quarry 170 feet below.