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Surname
EASTON
Forename
Robert
Day
15
Month
05
Year
1928
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Redding, No.23 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Nimmo & Co. Ltd
Location
Polmont
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
15 May 1928: Fatality at Redding Pit - While at work yesterday morning in No.23 pit, Redding Colliery, Redding, belonging to James Nimmo & Company, coalmasters, Robert Easton, miner, 11 North Row, Shieldhill, near Falkirk, was accidentally killed. About 8.30 Easton was engaged in shot-firing operations at the coal face when a shot unexpectedly went off. The unfortunate man was so severely injured as a result of the explosion that he died almost immediately. [Scotsman 16 May 1928]