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Surname
MURPHY
Forename
William
Day
28
Month
12
Year
1900
Age
56
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Ross
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Thomas Barr's Trustees
Location
Hamilton
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased was making his second visit of inspection, as usual with an open light, when he ignited some gas and caused an explosion. He examined the same place six hours before with a safety lamp, and found all clear; in the interval, the roof had broken up to the Pyotshaw coal, and gas was liberated. Gas was seen at the heading face, some distance above the place of ignition, eight days before, during a storm, when the barometer was exceptionally low. From Main body of report: At Ross Colliery a fireman had made his first inspection with a safety lamp and found all clear, and was proceeding with his second inspection using a naked light, when some gas which appears to have collected in the interval was ignited by his open light.