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Surname
ROWE
Forename
John
Day
07
Month
04
Year
1906
Age
26
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
West Kitty
Mineral Worked
Tin
Owner
West Kitty Mining Co.
Location
St Agnes
County
Cornwall
Details of Event
When clearing the end or working place with a pick after blasting, for the purpose of resuming boring, deceased either struck a loose cartridge or some unexploded gelignite remaining in the end of a hole, and caused it to explode and kill him.