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Surname
SHAKLES
Forename
James
Day
04
Month
04
Year
1910
Age
65
Occupation
Kilnman
Mine/Quarry Name
Parkmore Quarry
Mineral Worked
Limestone
Owner
James Kemp
Location
County
Banffshire
Details of Event
He was placing a plank alongside a kiln when one toppled over, and this caused the other end to fly up; it caught and threw him into the kiln and he fell to the bottom, a distance of 30 feet and was killed. The kiln was empty at the time.