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Surname
YATES
Forename
Thomas
Day
13
Month
08
Year
1907
Age
39
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Brown Lees
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Robert Heath & Sons Ltd
Location
Biddulph
County
Staffordshire
Details of Event
Deceased charged a shot with compressed gunpowder and having half a bobbin more than was required, he put it in his trouser pocket. When he lighted the fuse a spark from it fell in his pocket and ignited the explosive. He died four days afterwards from severe burns about the thighs and abdomen.