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Surname
EARL
Forename
Robert
Day
22
Month
04
Year
1941
Age
27
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Dewshill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Coltness Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Shotts
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
22 April 1941: Pit Fatality - One man was killed and another man was injured yesterday while working in Dewshill Colliery, Salsburgh. The dead man was Robert Earl (27), who lived at Main Street, Salsburgh. The injured, man is Alexander Dewar (27) of Chapel Street, Cleland. The men had almost completed their shift when a fall of roof occurred in their working place, burying both men beneath it. When extricated, Earl was found to be dead. [Scotsman 23 April 1941]