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Surname
BURNS
Forename
William
Day
16
Month
02
Year
1942
Age
31
Occupation
Filler
Mine/Quarry Name
Barnsley Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Barrow Barnsley Main Collieries Ltd
Location
Barnsley
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
Explosion killed 13. Explosion of firedamp caused by arc forming between core of cable and moving nut on rocker arm of conveyor. Occurred night of the 16th. 9 killed. Died from a fractured skull.