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Surname
ADAMSON
Forename
Alexander
Day
01
Month
09
Year
1931
Age
53
Occupation
Yardsman
Mine/Quarry Name
Randolph.
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Dysart
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
1 September 1931: Dysart Pit Fatality – A well-known and highly-respected Dysart man, Mr Alexander Adamson, 9 Forth Street, died in Kirkcaldy Hospital yesterday from injuries sustained in an accident at the Randolph Colliery, Dysart on Monday. Deceased, in the course of his duties as yardsman, was following a waggon into the washery siding, and failed to notice that there was another waggon gravitating towards him from behind, with the result that, just as he was stepping clear of the line, he was caught between the waggons. He was conveyed home in a motor car, but early next morning his condition became such that it was deemed advisable to have him removed to Kirkcaldy Hospital, where he passed away a few hours after admission. Mr Adamson, who was 53 years of age, had been engaged at the Randolph Colliery for over 20 years, and the whole of his working life had been spent at the Dysart Collieries. [Scotsman 2 September 1931]