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Date:	1st June 1906
Colliery:	Backworth
Company:	Owners of Backworth Collieries
Cause:	(See description below)
Lives Lost:	1
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A shot hole in the coal was charged with one cartridge of carbonite, fitted with detonator and electric wires and stemmed with clay. The current was turned on but the shot missed fire. The cable was then tested by holding the wires at the end of it furthest from the battery against the metallic cover of a safety lamp and observing if a spark was produced on operating the battery; it was found to be defective and about 2 feet was cut off its length and the shot firer went back to the battery intending and expecting that deceased would again test it ; owing to a misunderstanding deceased went to the shot and coupled its wires to the cable. The shot firer turned on the current, the shot exploded, and he was killed on the spot. The Local Inspectors reported "in our opinion it is a pure accident."

Source:

1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Page: 38, Accident Number: 34 Where to find this report

	Mason, Leonard, aged 42, Hewer
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