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Surname
McMASTER
Forename
Frank
Day
01
Month
08
Year
1900
Age
19
Occupation
Hewer
Mine/Quarry Name
Crosshow
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Dearham Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Dearham
County
Cumberland
Details of Event
Inquest attended. The deceased firing a gelatine dynamite shot in the canch and after lighting the fuse he waited too long thinking the fuse was not burning. He should have at retired to a place of safety after lighting the fuse which was probably slightly defective.