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Surname
CHRISTIE
Forename
Alexander
Day
16
Month
02
Year
1901
Age
64
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Wemyss
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wemyss Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Coaltown of Wemyss
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
Deceased was building a pillar in a longwall level in a seam 7 feet in thickness when about 15 cwt's of coal and stone fell from between two parallel lypes and killed him instantly. There were no gibs under the coal and the nearest rance was 12 feet distant.