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Surname
DYET
Forename
Robert
Day
01
Month
06
Year
1918
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Ross
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Archibald Russell Ltd
Location
Hamilton
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
The second [fatal explosion of firedamp], at Ross Colliery, occurred on 22nd May, and was due to a miner, in a section of the mine where safety lamps were used, striking a match to light his pipe. He died on 1st June. [Mine Inspectors Report 1918]