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Surname
DUNCAN
Forename
James
Day
02
Month
05
Year
1932
Age
28
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Fauldhead, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bairds & Scottish Steel Ltd
Location
Kirkconnel
County
Dumfriesshire
Details of Event
2 May 1932: Fatal Pit Accident At Kirkconnel - A distressing fatality occurred in No.1 Fauldhead Colliery. Kirkconnel, yesterday afternoon, when James Duncan, miner, 28 years of age, who resided at Kellobank, was killed at the coal face. He was loading a hutch with coal when, without warning, a stone fell from the roof, struck him on the head, and killed him instantaneously. Duncan is survived by a widow and five young children. [Scotsman 3 May 1932]