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Surname
YARNOLD
Forename
Philip (injured)
Day
10
Month
05
Year
1938
Age
42
Occupation
Timber Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Markham No.1 [Blackshale Pit]
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Staveley Coal & Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Duckmanton
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
Explosion, coal dust ignition caused by sparking caused by breaking of joint box in collision with runaway tubs. 79 killed.