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Surname
CRICHTON
Forename
Thomas
Day
16
Month
12
Year
1923
Age
18
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Gateside
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Sanquhar & Kirkconnel Collieries Ltd
Location
Kirkconnel
County
Dumfriesshire
Details of Event
16 October 1923: Miners Severely Burned at Sanquhar - Yesterday three miners, Peter Haddow (32), Thomas Crichton (18), and Robert Scott (15), all residing in Sanquhar, sustained severe injuries in the Connelbush section of Gateside Colliery, Sanquhar, through the ignition of blasting powder. They were in the act of repairing a wrecked rake of empty hutches, when it appears that either one of their lamps or a spark had ignited some powder, which caused it to explode. Haddow and Crichton were badly burned about the body, arms, and head. All three were conveyed to Dumfries Royal Infirmary. The powder which ignited was in sealed cans, but it is stated that probably one of them had been squeezed or burst by the wreck of the hutches. [Scotsman 17 October 1923] NB Thomas Crichton, age 18, died 18th October 1923 in Dumfries Infirmary.