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Surname
BUFFEN
Forename
James
Day
08
Month
12
Year
1903
Age
30
Occupation
Night overman
Mine/Quarry Name
Saltwells, No.37
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Earl of Dudley
Location
Cradley
County
Worcestershire
Details of Event
While firing three shots of gunpowder together by safety fuse he returned after only two of the shots had exploded. The third shot exploded while he was standing under it and the coal fell on him and killed him. He and two other men with him thought they had heard three explosions.