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Surname
PLATT
Forename
James
Day
19
Month
01
Year
1909
Age
34
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Ackton Hall
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ackton Hall Colliery Co.
Location
Featherstone
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Explosion of firedamp in a winning heading. The gas was ignited by electric sparks from a switch box of the motor of a small fan. 2 killed.