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Surname
CONLIN
Forename
John
Day
25
Month
11
Year
1907
Age
14
Occupation
Dirt Packer
Mine/Quarry Name
Coursington
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wishaw Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Motherwell
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
In order to take away the dirt picked off this travelling tables, a conveyor runs under the floor at right angles to the tables and a hole 11.5in by 8in is made between this tables, into which this dirt is thrown around this hole is fence 9in high to protect anyone from getting into this conveyer. Deceased wanted to get a shovel, and instead of going round for it, he reached across this opening and, stumbling, his right foot went down and was caught by this conveyer.