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Surname
BROOKE
Forename
Edmund
Day
26
Month
11
Year
1903
Age
67
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Meldon Quarry
Mineral Worked
Hornfels
Owner
London & South Western Railway Co.
Location
Meldon
County
Devonshire
Details of Event
While charging a hole with presumably partially or completely frozen gelignite it exploded killing him on the spot. A warming pan was provided but apparently not used on this occasion although only a few weeks before it was shown the pan and was told by the foreman that it was need regularly. These men are probably more of the navvy class than quarrymen and as in or navvy work there are no regulations on the subject of blasting it is difficult to get them to carry out the rules when engaged in quarries.