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Surname
BROWN
Forename
John Robinson
Day
15
Month
10
Year
1912
Age
25
Occupation
Stoneman
Mine/Quarry Name
South Tanfield
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Joicey & Co. Ltd
Location
Annfield Plain
County
Durham
Details of Event
The shot firer allowed deceased, contrary to the Explosives Order, to couple up the detonator wires, and mistaking the signal given, fired the shot whilst Brown was still close to the hole.