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Surname
DUNCAN
Forename
James
Day
22
Month
02
Year
1913
Age
27
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Bowhill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Auchterderran
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
They were back brushing an airway when about 30 tons of the roof fell without warning, running out two bars set under it. The bodies were recovered about three hours later. The Doctor certified that death was due to suffocation in each case. 2 killed.