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Surname
CLOSE
Forename
Patrick
Day
07
Month
09
Year
1934
Age
36
Occupation
Machineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Baton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Shotts Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Shotts
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
7 September 1934: Shotts Miner Killed - Patrick Close (36), coal machineman, 39 Rosehall Road, Shotts, was accidentally killed while at work in Baton Colliery Shotts, early yesterday morning by a fall of stone. Dr T. Mackinlay descended the pit and proceeded to the coal face to render assistance but Close was dead when extricated. As a mark of respect. The miners at the colliery remained idle for the day. [Scotsman 8 September 1934]