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Surname
CHRISTIE
Forename
William
Day
16
Month
11
Year
1911
Age
65
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Pencaitland
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Woodall Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Pencaitland
County
Haddingtonshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof in stoop road near face. Deceased while acting as Fireman was laying rails a road among stooping work when without warning, two tons of the rock roof fell upon him. The stone fell from between two breaks which were not visible before the accident.