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Surname
WOOD
Forename
Gordon
Day
27
Month
06
Year
1912
Age
26
Occupation
Clay Filler
Mine/Quarry Name
Laisterdyke Quarry
Mineral Worked
Clay
Owner
Leeds Fireclay Co.
Location
Bradford
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Deceased was filling clay which had been holed from the foot of the quarry face, when, without warning, two tons of clay fell from the face and killed him. The clay was spragged, but it broke down the cap over the edge of the sprag.