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Surname
CARR
Forename
William
Day
05
Month
02
Year
1924
Age
16
Occupation
Chain-runner
Mine/Quarry Name
Westwood
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Scottish Oils Ltd
Location
West Calder
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
5 February 1924: Fatally Injured in Shale Mine - William Carr (16), chain runner, Blackburn, Bathgate, was yesterday fatally injured in Westwood State Mine. He was crushed by a runaway hutch and died immediately following the accident. [Scotsman 6 February 1924] FAI Record – William Carr, chain runner, 3 May Terrace, Blackburn, died on 5 February 1924 in Westwood Shale Mine, Livingston Parish, Linlithgowshire, when he was knocked down and run over by a rake of hutches. NAS Reference: SC41/13/1924/2