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Surname
CLAPPERTON
Forename
Andrew
Day
13
Month
08
Year
1914
Age
47
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Afton, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
New Cumnock Collieries Ltd
Location
New Cumnock
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
Deceased was working at a machine face stripping off coal. He saw a lype and was preparing to set a prop when a portion of the roof fell upon him. His injury appeared at first to be a fracture of one of the arms, but his ribs had also been injured, and he died three days later.