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Surname
HENSON
Forename
Arthur
Day
10
Month
05
Year
1938
Age
45
Occupation
Ripper
Mine/Quarry Name
Markham No.1 [Blackshale Pit]
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Staveley Coal & Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Duckmanton
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
Explosion, coal dust ignition caused by sparking caused by breaking of joint box in collision with runaway tubs. 79 killed. 45 Hartington Road Spital.