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Surname
BARNES
Forename
Joseph S.
Day
07
Month
01
Year
1904
Age
34
Occupation
Quarryman
Mine/Quarry Name
Greenfoot Quarry
Mineral Worked
Igneous rock
Owner
R. Summerson & Co. Ltd
Location
Stanhope
County
Durham
Details of Event
Bored a hole a distance of 12ft. He had been fired three times before. He and his partner were putting a charge of 40lb, in when the charge exploded and killed him. His partner was injured.