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Surname
McPEAKE
Forename
John Robert
Day
09
Month
01
Year
1912
Age
35
Occupation
Stoneman
Mine/Quarry Name
Hazlerigg
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Burradon & Coxlodge Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Hazlerigg
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Deceased and another man had fired four shots (about 4lbs.) of samsonite with fuse in a stone drift rising 1 in 3, 15 yards in advance of the canvas brattice, and going back 25 minutes later to stem another shot, they were both overcome by the fumes from the explosive. Death was due to carbon monoxide poisoning.