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Surname
CASSIDY
Forename
William
Day
25
Month
07
Year
1922
Age
43
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Bothwell Castle, No.3 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Blantyre
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
25 July 1922: Blantyre – Colliery Fatality – Between 5 and 6 o'clock on Tuesday night a fatal accident occurred in No.3 Pit of the Priory Colliery which belongs to Messrs William Baird & Co., Ltd., the victim being William Cassidy, about 46 years of age, married, and residing at 321 Glasgow Road, Blantyre. Along with another fellow workman named James Conroy, Cassidy had been at work backstripping, when suddenly a large fall of stones came away from the roof and he was buried beneath it. When extricated he was found to be dead. Conroy got caught just in the fringe of the face, but escaped with a few minor bruises on the feet. He had a miraculous escape. Cassidy leaves a widow and young family. Out of sympathy with the deceased's family the colliery was idle on Wednesday. [Hamilton Advertiser 29 July 1922] Falls in Mine (b) Falls of Roof – He was back strapping on a machine face when the roof fell over an area 14ft long by 8ft wide, killing him almost instantly. The fall occurred when taking out the first “web” after a stand of about ten days. The place had been examined by the fireman about one hour before and reported safe. Some timber was displaced by the fall.