Full Details

Surname

WEBSTER

Forename

William

Day

23

Month

10

Year

1905

Age

21

Occupation

Stone Dresser

Mine/Quarry Name

Barton Hill Quarry

Mineral Worked

Sandstone

Owner

John Prince Ltd

Location

Birchover

County

Derbyshire

Details of Event

A large stone had been cut by machine near the top of the quarry face and was being unloaded when two of the cut stones fell over the quarry face and deceased who had liberated the chain holding them together fell while the stone. He died the same day.