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Surname
CONNEL
Forename
John
Day
28
Month
04
Year
1911
Age
28
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Portland, No.5 Pit or Nursery Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Portland Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Kilmarnock
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
Deceased ignited gas with his open light, which had accumulated in a temporarily stopped working. He committed a breach of General Rule 4 (1) by entering this place before making an examination with a safety lamp, gas having been found in the place within the previous twelve months. (2) This place had been fenced off for inflammable gas. He entered this place with a naked light in contravention of Rule 7.