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Surname
SOUTHCOTT
Forename
Henry
Day
03
Month
03
Year
1902
Age
25
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Gunnislake Quarry
Mineral Worked
Granite
Owner
S. Pearson & Son Ltd
Location
Gunnislake
County
Cornwall
Details of Event
He fell 15 or 16 feet from a ledge of the quarry where he and the shotman had charged three holes. He went up to fetch a bucket of tamping for the shotman who was repairing another hole on a ledge 6 or 7 feet lower.