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Surname
CULLEN
Forename
William
Day
22
Month
12
Year
1911
Age
49
Occupation
Machineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Darngavil, No.2 Greyrigg
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Darngavil Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Greengairs
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
He knocked out a prop to enable him to get at the switch of the coal cutter, and just as he did so the roof fell suddenly upon him. After the fall it was discovered that there were "lypes" which were unseen, and that the roof fell away from them.