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Surname
COLLINS
Forename
James
Day
23
Month
11
Year
1934
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Randolph.
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Dysart
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
23 November 1934: Dysart Pit Accident Ends Fatally - An accident in the Randolph Colliery, Dysart, which occurred on Monday evening, has had a fatal termination by the death of James Collins, miner, 285 High Street Kirkcaldy. Collins succumbed to his injuries in Kirkcaldy Hospital yesterday. While working, underground, he had been caught and pinned by a fall of coal and stone, and although assistance was immediately forthcoming he sustained severe injuries to his back from which little hope of recovery was entertained. [Scotsman 24 November 1934] 23 November 1934: Fatal Pit Accident – A Formal verdicts was returned in inquiry into the death of James Collins, miner, 285 High Street, Kirkcaldy, was killed by a fall of stone in the Randolph Pit. [Scotsman 11 December 1934]