Full Details
- Surname
- WYER
- Forename
- Arthur
- Day
- 31
- Month
- 12
- Year
- 1914
- Age
- 61
- Occupation
- Quarryman
- Mine/Quarry Name
- Beighton Quarry
- Mineral Worked
- Sand
- Owner
- Hodkin & Jones Ltd
- Location
- County
- Derbyshire
- Details of Event
- He was buried by 50 tons of loose sand which fell from beyond his working place. The quarry was worked in benches with a reasonable amount of slope on the face. No one was to blame.
