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Surname
SHANNON
Forename
John
Day
14
Month
05
Year
1902
Age
27
Occupation
Stonemason
Mine/Quarry Name
Sandwith Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
Sandwith Quarries Co. Ltd
Location
Sandwith
County
Cumberland
Details of Event
Deceased was measuring the stone fixed on his planing machine whilst in motion. The machine only moved at creeping pace and he had apparently placed one foot on the moving carriage when he slipped or stumbled and the carriage passed over his legs inflicting injuries f rom which he died.