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Surname
HUNTER
Forename
Henry
Day
05
Month
07
Year
1910
Age
23
Occupation
Chargeman
Mine/Quarry Name
Bank, No.2 (Klondike) Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hulton Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Westhoughton
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Premature explosion of Samsonite charge fired by Bickford's permitted igniter and fuse. It is thought that Hunter trod on the igniter so causing it to fire the shot without his knowledge.