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Surname
BOYD
Forename
Alexander
Day
20
Month
09
Year
1901
Age
44
Occupation
Quarryman
Mine/Quarry Name
Braehead Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
Turners Ltd
Location
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
Deceased was pinching a stone in the bottom of the quarry and in doing so loosened a stone on the face above and as it was falling he attempted to escape under the crowbar and just as he stooped to get under the stone struck the crowbar which came in contact with his head.