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Surname
WHEELER
Forename
George
Day
03
Month
09
Year
1906
Age
30
Occupation
Quarrier
Mine/Quarry Name
Lowe's Brickworks Quarry
Mineral Worked
Brick Clay
Owner
Hamilton Brothers
Location
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Shale undermined 18 inches for 10 yards in length had been standing a month unsupported, deceased was either passing with a small waggon, or he was filling the waggon, when a quantity of shale fell onto him. The fall was about 8 feet high.