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Surname
PARKINSON
Forename
Robert
Day
10
Month
02
Year
1914
Age
49
Occupation
Stone Breaker
Mine/Quarry Name
Hambleton Quarry
Mineral Worked
Limestone
Owner
John Green & Son Ltd
Location
Bolton Abbey
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He had just commenced work, shovelling at the quarry face, when a stone, 8 inches by 6 inches by 5 inches, fell from a height of about 45 feet, fracturing his skull.