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Surname
SMITH
Forename
Milsom
Day
02
Month
10
Year
1906
Age
40
Occupation
Blacksmith
Mine/Quarry Name
Point Quarry
Mineral Worked
Limestone
Owner
E.R. Payne & Son Ltd
Location
Parkend
County
Gloucestershire
Details of Event
A temporary smith’s shop had been erected against the face or side in a disused part of the quarry. Some large overhanging stone, which was thought to be secure, fell from the quarry wall upon this shed in which deceased were working. The rocks or stones were presumably loosened by the heat of the smiths’ fire and rain. Pace had his leg broken below the knee and died from blood-poisoning on October 8th, 1906. Smith had his left leg badly cut, and died on November 13th, 1906, from exhaustion and diarrhoea brought on by the accident. 2 killed.