Full Details

Surname

YATES

Forename

Thomas

Day

13

Month

08

Year

1907

Age

39

Occupation

Collier

Mine/Quarry Name

Brown Lees

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Robert Heath & Sons Ltd

Location

Biddulph

County

Staffordshire

Details of Event

Deceased charged a shot with compressed gunpowder and having half a bobbin more than was required, he put it in his trouser pocket. When he lighted the fuse a spark from it fell in his pocket and ignited the explosive. He died four days afterwards from severe burns about the thighs and abdomen.