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Surname
SCOTT
Forename
James
Day
02
Month
04
Year
1903
Age
44
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Mains
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cross, Tetley & Co.
Location
Ashton-in-Makerfield
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. He fired a shot of westfalite coal in the point where he stood on the roadway with the battery being in a line to the shot at a distance of only 14 yards without any protection when a piece of coal flew from the shot severely injuring his head. He expired on the 11th instant.