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Surname
DUDDY
Forename
James
Day
31
Month
08
Year
1925
Age
21
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Auchinraith
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Merry & Cunninghame Ltd
Location
Blantyre
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
31 August 1925: Blantyre – Fatal Colliery Accident – A fatal accident occurred on Monday at No 1 Pit of Auchinraith Colliery, Blantyre, which belongs to Merry & Cunningham Ltd, the victim being James Duddy, 21, unmarried, a miner who resided with his parents at New Houses, Blantyre. When Duddy was at work at the coal face, a fall of stone, weighing over a ton, struck him, and he was completely buried. When extricated the unfortunate man was found to be dead. [Hamilton Advertiser 5 September 1925] Information from the Inspectors of Mines - 1925: Roof fall At Auchinraith Colliery, Lanark, a miner was shovelling out the cuttings from under machine cut coal when a piece of stone, 16 ft. long, 5 ft. wide, and 10 in. thick, fell from the roof and killed him instantly. The place was approaching a small fault and the roof was tender and lypey. Several props were reeled out and a lype was disclosed. Straps were set at the roadhead only. This accident illustrates the need for careful strapping all along the face.