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Surname
LITTLEWOOD
Forename
Charles Harold
Day
16
Month
05
Year
1913
Age
20
Occupation
Byeworker
Mine/Quarry Name
Ingham's Thornhill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ingham’s Thornhill Collieries Ltd
Location
Thornhill
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Deceased and a deputy bored into a miss-fired shot in a stone drift and a violent explosion occurred killing deceased instantly and injuring the deputy. No one appeared to be aware of the miss-fired shot, which most probably had occurred through the shotfirer attempting to fire two shots in parallel with a faulty cable, a weak battery, and the connections to the detonator incorrectly made. The shot-firer neglected to mark the direction of the two shots on the roof.