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Surname
DOWNIE
Forename
John
Day
12
Month
03
Year
1938
Age
34
Occupation
Waggon attendant
Mine/Quarry Name
Wellwood
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Thomas Spowart & Co. Ltd
Location
Dunfermline
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
12 March 1938: John Downie, employed as a waggon attendant at Leadside Pit, Wellwood Colliery, near Dunfermline, died in the Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital on Saturday from the effects of injuries which he received in the course of his employment on Thursday. He had been making adjustments on the drum of a haulage machine at the pithead, when, it is believed, his hand having become caught he was dragged into the moving machinery. When extricated by workmates he was unconscious, and suffering from injuries, including a fracture of the spine. He was 34 years of age, and resided at 60 Robertson Road, Dunfermline. [Scotsman 14 March 1938]