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Surname
LEISHMAN
Forename
Robert
Day
29
Month
09
Year
1922
Age
58
Occupation
Explosive attendant
Mine/Quarry Name
Banknock, Livingstone Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Banknock Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Banknock
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
By explosives - A box of damp gunpowder was being destroyed in a field. A fuse about 2 ½ ft long was to be used and when he was lighting it the gunpowder exploded. It is supposed that a spit from the fuse entered the open box. He was extensively burned, and died from injuries on 8th October. The manager had warned him about a fortnight before not to destroy the gunpowder because there had been a previous accident.