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Surname
MORTON
Forename
John
Day
07
Month
05
Year
1909
Age
50
Occupation
Quarryman
Mine/Quarry Name
Croft Quarry
Mineral Worked
Granite
Owner
Croft Granite, Brick & Concrete Co. Ltd
Location
Croft
County
Leicestershire
Details of Event
Standing on a ledge of granite when about five cwts. of clay and marl fell from seven or feet above and knocked him off the ledge. He fell a distance of 20 feet and was killed instantly.