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Surname
DAVIE
Forename
Archibald
Day
23
Month
03
Year
1922
Age
60
Occupation
Joiner
Mine/Quarry Name
Kinneil, Furnace Yard Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Kinniel Cannel & Coking Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bo’ness
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
23 March 1922: Joiner killed at a Bo'ness Pit - Archibald Davie joiner, Bo'ness, aged about 60, met his death yesterday at Furnaceyard Pit, belonging to the Kinneil Coal Co. (Ltd.) He was assisting at the erection of additional coal screening plant, when his clothing was caught by an adjacent revolving shaft, and he was carried round for several revolutions before the machinery could be stopped. His skull was fractured, and death was instantaneous. Davie had been employed at the colliery for many years. He leaves a widow. [Scotsman 24 March 1922]