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Surname
BRETHERTON
Forename
Ellis
Day
30
Month
10
Year
1913
Age
33
Occupation
Stone Sawyer
Mine/Quarry Name
Law Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
George Fort
Location
County
Flintshire
Details of Event
Arm torn off; clothing caught around revolving shaft; the shaft was 14 feet above the floor. There was no need for deceased to go near; he had climbed up staging to remove a loose pipe near the shafting; the pipe had been there for some time; was not required for use.