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Surname
CLARKSON
Forename
William
Day
15
Month
02
Year
1914
Age
38
Occupation
Boilermaker
Mine/Quarry Name
Newbattle
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lothian Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Newtongrange
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
The deceased, who was sent to do some work at a dross conveyor on a Saturday, told his foreman at the end of the shift on that day he had finished it. He, however, had not done so, for after finishing his shift underground on the following day, he returned to where he was working on the Saturday without informing anyone. Some men were working at the same conveyor, and, when they finished their work, not knowing the deceased was where he was, they started the conveyor to see if it was running properly, and he was crushed by the plates and fatally injured.