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Surname
BUTTERY
Forename
Samuel
Day
30
Month
10
Year
1912
Age
46
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Britannia Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
Pawson Brothers Ltd
Location
Morley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
He was filling a skip by hand, when a stone, 2 feet high, 2 feet 5 inches bread, and 1 foot 3 inches thick, fell from the face of the quarry and rolled 10 feet down to where deceased was working. His pelvis was broken and he died in a few hours.