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Surname
BOYD
Forename
John
Day
08
Month
08
Year
1904
Age
59
Occupation
Stoneman
Mine/Quarry Name
Byermoor
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Bowes & Ptrs Ltd
Location
Byermoor
County
Durham
Details of Event
Caused by the premature explosion of a shot in the sandstone roof of a coal seam charged with 2.5.lbs. of compressed gunpowder. The mode of firing was to light a piece of greased paper stuck under the sulphur covered end of a patent squib inserted into the hole left by the withdrawal of the pricker. Deceased lived three quarters of a hour after the accident and stated that on lighting the a paper it flared up and the shot exploded. The Local Inspectors reported ‘it has been a pure accident.'