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Surname
HAWLEY
Forename
William Jackson
Day
22
Month
12
Year
1913
Age
40
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Rough Lea
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Hunwick
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased was firing a shot by means of a squib. He set fire to the match and retired to a place of safety, but the shot did not explode. He waited the stipulated 10 minutes and then returned, but instead of with-drawing the squib and replacing it with a fresh one. He relighted it, with the result that the shot exploded at once. He was severely burned as well as injured by stones front the shot, and died two days later.