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Surname
JONES
Forename
Edwin
Day
02
Month
07
Year
1907
Age
60
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Hanwood
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Messrs Atherton
Location
Hanwood
County
Shropshire
Details of Event
Deceased appeared to have returned upon a hanging gelignite shot, and to have been preparing to bore another hole, when the charge exploded, blowing out the stemming and tearing a little coal off the month of the hole. Some pieces of the coal had apparently struck him on the side and top of the head, causing fatal injuries. The hole was charged and the fuse lighted by himself, but as he, was alone, there was no evidence to show how long he had waited before returning.