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Surname
PICKERING
Forename
William
Day
10
Month
05
Year
1938
Age
24
Occupation
Haulage Hand
Mine/Quarry Name
Markham No.1 [Blackshale Pit]
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Staveley Coal & Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Duckmanton
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
Explosion, coal dust ignition caused by sparking caused by breaking of joint box in collision with runaway tubs. 79 killed. 67 Speedwell Terrace Staveley.