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Surname
WILLIAMS
Forename
Jack (injured)
Day
22
Month
04
Year
1959
Age
43
Occupation
Drifter
Mine/Quarry Name
Walton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
National Coal Board
Location
Walton
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Explosion of firedamp propogated by coal dust ignited from an electric arc from a damaged trailing cable of a coal cutting machine. 5 killed.