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Surname
CLOUGH
Forename
Joseph
Day
12
Month
11
Year
1932
Age
20
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Garswood Hall, No.9 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Garswood Hall Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Ashton-in-Makerfield
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Explosion of firedamp caused by electrical spark. 27 killed. Single and had burns to the forearms and hands, thighs and legs and eyelashes singed. Simple fracture of the lower third left leg.