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Surname
KERR
Forename
John
Day
23
Month
01
Year
1907
Age
29
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Coltness
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Coltness Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Wishaw
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
The waggons at a coal washer were very stiff to move owing to this grease having become hard by the frost and in order to thaw this grease, deceased poured some naphtha over the box and set this oil on fire while this grease was flaming his lifted this can containing about three gallons of naphtha, and commenced to pour some more oil on the box, when this vapour ignited, causing an explosion and saturated his clothing, which took fire.