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Surname
PARSONS
Forename
George
Day
01
Month
05
Year
1907
Age
74
Occupation
Quarryman
Mine/Quarry Name
Parsons Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sand
Owner
George Parsons
Location
County
Nottinghamshire
Details of Event
Deceased had charged a shot with eight pounds of gunpowder and left a very short length of fuse outside the shot-hole, which was on a ledge of sand and reached by a ladder. Before he could arrive at a place of safety the shot exploded and killed him.