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Surname
DUNCAN
Forename
William
Day
03
Month
10
Year
1910
Age
60
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Hopetoun
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Bathgate
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
He was holing the coal when a piece of roof-stone fell from between two joints and struck him on his back. The joints were visible before the stone fell, and the stone should either have been supported or pulled down.