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Surname
McCORMICK
Forename
Thomas
Day
22
Month
05
Year
1911
Age
40
Occupation
Shotfirer
Mine/Quarry Name
Bedlay
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Glenboig
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
He was engaged driving a stone mine from the Haughrigg seam to the Cloven seam, and the shot holes were bored by means of a Floatman Percussion Drill. During the shift several shots had been charged and fired, and three remained to he charged shortly before the accident. The explosive used was Samsonite and each shot was charged with nine cartridges, and the charge fired by means of a battery. The shots were duly fired by deceased, who was the authorised person. No one was present when the accident occurred, but all the evidence pointed to the fact that, at the time, deceased was picking off the loose material made by one of the shots, when his pick struck some remnants of the unexploded charge, causing it to explode. Pick marks were clearly visible on the front of the hole.