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Surname
DRUMMOND
Forename
Alexander
Day
04
Month
09
Year
1923
Age
55
Occupation
Pitman
Mine/Quarry Name
Dean, Wallace Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Kingseat Co. Ltd
Location
Kingseat
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
4 September 1923: Dunfermline Miner Killed At Pithead - A fatal accident occurred yesterday forenoon at the pithead of the Wallace Pit, Dean colliery, Kingseat, near Dunfermline. The victim was Alexander Drummond, who was in the act of repairing a cage. The cage was about to descend, when he was accidentally caught by the safety apparatus on the side, which fell upon his neck, causing instantaneous death. Drummond was between 50 and 60 years of age, was married, and resided at 127 Pittencrieff Street, Dunfermline. [Scotsman 5 September 1923]