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Surname
RAINER
Forename
William
Day
20
Month
11
Year
1906
Age
43
Occupation
Quarrier
Mine/Quarry Name
Lower Darley Quarry
Mineral Worked
Brick Clay
Owner
James Oakes
Location
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Whilst getting shale from a face. 17 feet high, a large quantity of shale suddenly fell on to him; there was no apparent undermining, the fall came away from natural bedding joints, it was top heavy.