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Surname
BROOKS
Forename
Albert
Day
22
Month
06
Year
1903
Age
38
Occupation
Quarryman
Mine/Quarry Name
Craig-yr-hesg Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
Mackay & Davies
Location
Pontypridd
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Deceased were working on a ledge 15ft square when a stone 9ft. by 7ft. by 18ins. fell off a false joint in the nearly vertical side. A shot had been fired a few hours previous in the stone floor of the ledge which may have shaken the stone in the side. Deceased had several times sounded the side and considered it safe. 2 killed.