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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.
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