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Surname
STREET
Forename
Joseph
Day
18
Month
12
Year
1913
Age
31
Occupation
Shotfirer
Mine/Quarry Name
Clay Cross
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Clay Cross Iron & Coal Co.
Location
Clay Cross
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
He was examining the connections between shotfiring cables and the detonator leads before firing a shot, when 3 tons of coal fell away from the face and killed him. The sprags had been taken out 3 hours before, but no attempt was made to get the coal down, and it did not fall, the sprags were replaced. A careful examination might to have shown that blasting was not necessary.