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William Wood
| Age: | 41 |
| Died: | 10th Dec 1889 |
| Accident: | 10th Dec 1889 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1848 |
| Colliery: | Towneley, Stargate Pit |
| Company: | Stella Coal Co. |
| Occupation: | Stoneman |
| Notes: | explosion of powder while putting it in the hole |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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No. 60 in list. — Deceased and another man were engaged shooting up bottom stone to make height for stables. They had drilled a hole 3 feet 6 inches long and 1 7/8 inches diameter, and were putting in the last "bobbin" of compressed powder (to make a charge of 2 lbs.) with a copper stemmer when the shot exploded, injuring them so severely that one of them died a few days afterwards.
The shot did its work, the heavy stemmer apparently acting as "stemming." Wooden stemmers are given the men to push the powder into the hole, but these unfortunately are seldom used.
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- 1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 15, Accident Number: 60 Where to find this report
- 1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 6 Where to find this report
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