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Surname
EDGAR
Forename
William
Day
27
Month
10
Year
1914
Age
24
Occupation
Gummer
Mine/Quarry Name
Cadder, No.17 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Carron Co.
Location
Bishopbriggs
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
When deceased and his mate (Burns) arrived at the face, they found a mechanic renewing the brass bushes of their electrically driven coal cutting machine. On these repairs being completed, deceased went for the trailing cable and Burns went for some lubricant. Deceased returned to the machine with the trailing cable and held it across the machine for the mechanic to fix into the plug. This the mechanic did, whereupon the machine immediately was set in motion, and the deceased was caught by the revolving bar and severely injured. He died four days afterwards On enquiry being made it was found that deceased had connected the outbye end of the trailing cable to the gate end box and had there switched on the current in order to save himself a second journey for the purpose. Unfortunately the starting switch on the coal cutting machine was in the on position, and as soon as the trailing cable was fixed in the plug box the machine was set in motion. The accident was easily avoidable, and was due to carelessness.