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Surname
SIMPSON
Forename
James
Day
13
Month
07
Year
1910
Age
42
Occupation
Clay Getter
Mine/Quarry Name
Thorpe Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
George Armitage & Sons Ltd
Location
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was severely injured by a fall of clay from the face of the quarry. Consumption set in and he died on 16th May, 1911. The quarry was worked in two faces, the upper 13 feet, and the lower 9 feet in height. They were separated by a ledge only 6 to 8 feet wide. The fall came from the upper face. The ledge should have been at least as wide as the height of the face above it.