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Date:	29th December 1903
Colliery:	St. Helen's, Workington
Company:	St. Helens Colliery and Brickworks Co., Ltd.
Cause:	(See description below)
Lives Lost:	1
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This accident occurred at the face of a stone drift, in limestone driven from the bottom of the downcast shaft and only advanced a few feet. Two upper holes and two sumping holes had been drilled and were to be fired. The sumping holes were at an angle of about 45 degrees with the horizontal, and were between 4 feet and 5 feet deep. They were drilled by jumper and hammer and were not round. Stowite for charging them had been brought from the magazine to a registered store on the day of the accident, and was sent down the pit and used at once. The storekeeper who gave it out stated at the inquest that some of the pellets were hard and some soft, and he gave out the soft. One of the sumping holes was charged with 4 pellets, and deceased was charging the other, using a wooden rammer, and while pushing home the second or third pellet the explosion took place. Warming pans were provided but had not been used, although for a day or two before the accident the weather had been frosty.

Source:

1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Page: 38, Accident Number: 77 Where to find this report

	Miller, Andrew, aged 44, Contractor Stoneman, killed by the explosion of a shot
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