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Surname
JAMES
Forename
William
Day
17
Month
12
Year
1901
Age
31
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Hodbarrow Mine
Mineral Worked
Iron Ore
Owner
Hodbarrow Mining Co. Ltd
Location
Millom
County
Cumberland
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. Three men were lighting the fuses of five charges and deceased did not allow himself sufficient time to get away although he had only a distance of 18 or 20 feet to travel in order to reach a place of safety.