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Surname
TEMPEST
Forename
Oliver
Day
17
Month
12
Year
1913
Age
45
Occupation
Quarryman
Mine/Quarry Name
Woodkirk Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
Woodkirk Stone & Brick Co. Ltd
Location
Morley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Whilst preparing to drill a hole a small piece of stone fell from the face of the quarry and killed him. The face had just previously been examined by the foreman as he went down in the cage. The stone fell about 115 feet before striking deceased.