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Surname
YATES
Forename
Ernest
Day
12
Month
11
Year
1932
Age
22
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Garswood Hall, No.9 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Garswood Hall Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Ashton-in-Makerfield
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Explosion of firedamp caused by electrical spark. 27 killed. Single, of 315, Bolton Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield. He had a small burn on right shoulder.