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Surname
BURLYSON
Forename
William
Day
Month
Year
1919
Age
Occupation
Boy
Mine/Quarry Name
Brandon
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Strakers & Love
Location
Brandon & Byshottles
County
Durham
Details of Event
Picked up two colliery detonators in the street that was being cleared of snow. He put one in his pocket and the other he lit in his hand. It exploded blowing away part of his hand. The other went off in his pocket and he was taken to hospital in a critical condition.