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Surname
SMITH
Forename
William
Day
05
Month
09
Year
1902
Age
43
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Wilderness Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
Forest of Dean Stone Firms Ltd
Location
Mitcheldean
County
Gloucestershire
Details of Event
He approached too near the edge and overbalancing fell into the quarry a distance of 25 feet from where he was working removing overburden. He was not thought to be seriously injured but died 18 days after from general paralysis the result of the accident.