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Surname
MURIE
Forename
John
Day
12
Month
03
Year
1906
Age
29
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Blairenbathie
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
Deceased and his neighbour were engaged charging a shot hole in hard rock with gelignite the cartridges were tied in bundles of three and inserted into the hole one bundle was put back but the next bundle sticking owing to a twist in the hole and when forcing it back with a pick shaft the whole charge exploded. His neighbour was badly injured.