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Surname
SCULL
Forename
Richard
Day
07
Month
12
Year
1914
Age
48
Occupation
Crane Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
Penistone Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
Thomas Mitchell
Location
Penistone
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He and five other men were dismantling a 2 ton derrick crane. They had taken the stones away from the bottom of the two guys and lifted them off the pins in the sole bars. One of the guys was being lowered by & rope when the crane collapsed and deceased was, struck by the guy and killed. Before taking away the guys the crane post should have been supported.