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Surname
CASEMENT
Forename
Adam
Day
01
Month
08
Year
1922
Age
34
Occupation
Pony driver
Mine/Quarry Name
Greenfield, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Archibald Russell Ltd
Location
Hamilton
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
1 August 1922: Colliery Fatality – The Burgh Police report a fatal accident which occurred in Greenfield Colliery, Hamilton, on Tuesday last, the victim of which was Adam Casement, 34, a roadman, residing at 5 Greenfield Road, Hamilton. Deceased was at work in the Humph Coal Seam of No 1 Pit, when he was fatally injured by a fall from the roof. [The Lanarkshire 5 August 1922] Falls in Mine (b) Falls of Roof – He was coming out of a level road with his pony and one full hutch when a fall of roof occurred and he was killed. The place was repaired on the previous shift and examined by the fireman shortly before the accident, and no danger was anticipated. Several of the supporting bars were notched into soft strata and, in all probability, the slipping of these unstable supports caused the collapse. Newspaper report - Hamilton pages