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Isaac Birkett
| Age: | 43 |
| Died: | 1st Apr 1913 |
| Accident: | 31st Mar 1913 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1870 |
| Colliery: | Mowbray (Iron Ore) |
| Company: | Workington Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Notes: | deceased was charging a hole with gelatine dynamite, and in contravention of the Special Rules, was using an iron tool, instead of one of the wooden rammers provided by the Company; he had pushed home about a dozen cartridges when an explosion occurred; he died the following day; two other men who were in the working were injured |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Miscellaneous Underground Accidents :: By Explosives |
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| 03 Apr 1913 | Shot-Firing Fatality At Mawbray, Frizington (Whitehaven News) |
- 1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), Northern Division (No. 2) by J. R. R. Wilson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 67, Accident Number: 5 Where to find this report
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