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Surname
TOUGH
Forename
Thomas
Day
08
Month
03
Year
1900
Age
24
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Dunecht Quarry
Mineral Worked
Granite
Owner
James Leith
Location
County
Aberdeenshire
Details of Event
Deceased and some others were working on a ledge close to an overhanging face of rock. While they were placing a sling chain round a loose block preparatory to dragging it off the 1edge a large stone fell over of the face between two nearly vertical and converging joints and rolled over killing him instantly.