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Surname
COCKBURN
Forename
Samuel
Day
02
Month
10
Year
1912
Age
33
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Gilbertfield
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Watson Ltd
Location
Cambuslang
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
He was taking a full tub down a steep "cuddy" or back balanced road when the rope broke. He somehow got in the way of the balance tub, which was on the adjoining set of rails, and was caught and jammed by it against a prop. He was so severely injured that he died an hour after the accident occurred.