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Surname
COSSAR
Forename
William
Day
27
Month
09
Year
1911
Age
36
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Loanhead, Burghlee No.3
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Shotts Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Loanhead
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
While engaged in driving an airway he returned 1.5 hours after firing two shots of gelignite and a quarter of an hour later was found dead in his working place. He was probably poisoned by carbon monoxide.