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Surname
FISHER
Forename
Benjamin
Day
11
Month
11
Year
1905
Age
46
Occupation
Boiler fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Emley Moor, No.3 Drift
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Stringer & Jaggar Ltd
Location
Emley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Turning on the blow-of tap to sludge out a 30ft. by 8ft boiler working at a pressure of 100 lb. per. inch, when the blow-off pipe burst off close around the flange connecting it to the boiler and scalded him about the legs and arms. Died on the 21st.