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Surname
DOW
Forename
William
Day
26
Month
12
Year
1923
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Little Raith, Gordon Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cowdenbeath
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
26 December 1923: Serious Accident At Gordon Pit – William Dow, miner, Perth Road, Cowdenbeath, was seriously injured in the Gordon Pit, Cowdenbeath on Wednesday. Dow was on a wheel brae when the chain broke, and before he could get into a manhole he was caught by two runaway hutches. Two of his ribs were fractured while he received injuries to one of his shoulders. [Dunfermline Journal 29 December 1923]