Full Details

Surname

VARCOE

Forename

Robert

Day

24

Month

12

Year

1908

Age

18

Occupation

Labourer

Mine/Quarry Name

Ruddle Quarry

Mineral Worked

China Clay

Owner

Cornwall China Clay Co.

Location

St Austell

County

Cornwall

Details of Event

He and others were employed filling trucks with sand from an old waste heap, with a view to its removal, when a sudden rush of sand occurred, knocking him down and smothering him.