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Surname
CONNELLY
Forename
Peter
Day
08
Month
08
Year
1901
Age
28
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Riddochhill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Gavin Paul & Sons Ltd
Location
Bathgate
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
While deceased was following up a hutch containing some props on a short cuddie brae the rope broke and he was forced backwards by the hutch and jammed against a tree. The rope was made of steel wire and was of ample strength. The cause of the fracture was not ascertained.