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Surname
BOOTON
Forename
James
Day
12
Month
03
Year
1914
Age
47
Occupation
Quarry worker
Mine/Quarry Name
Union Quarry
Mineral Worked
Owner
Sutton & Co.
Location
County
Leicestershire
Details of Event
Deceased had fired three shots placed near the floor of a vertical face 24 feet in height, and was engaged in drilling the fourth hole a few feet from the last, when a length of 12 feet, 12 feet in height and 50 inches in thickness, toppled over and caught him.