Full Details
- Surname
- HAMLETT
- Forename
- Leon James
- Day
- 01
- Month
- 01
- Year
- 1942
- Age
- 33
- Occupation
- Borer
- Mine/Quarry Name
- Sneyd
- Mineral Worked
- Coal
- Owner
- Sneyd Collieries Ltd
- Location
- Burslem
- County
- Staffordshire
- Details of Event
- The explosion, ignition caused by friction of the rope and underside of a tub. 55 killed. Died from burns and carbon monoxide poisoning.
