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Henry Stafford
| Age: | 31 |
| Died: | 21st Aug 1914 |
| Accident: | 21st Aug 1914 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1883 |
| Colliery: | Barrington |
| Company: | Bedlington Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Deputy |
| Notes: | A hewer fired a compressed powder shot in a headways directions from the bord, and holed into a headways at the moment when the deceased was at the face. The headways was fenced off. Deceased was thrown backwards, and was buried by a fall of stone following three planks which were knocked out by the shot. The hewer was unaware of the accident, and deceased was found about one hour after the shot was fired. |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Miscellaneous Underground Accidents :: By Explosives |
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- 1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023), Northern Division (No. 2) by J. R. R. Wilson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 57, Accident Number: 4 Where to find this report
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Margaret Jackson | 05 May 2013 |
Henry Stafford was my grandfather |
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