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Surname
FEE
Forename
Francis Joseph
Day
28
Month
08
Year
1922
Age
33
Occupation
Shale Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Westwood
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Scottish Oils Ltd
Location
West Calder
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
28 August 1922: West Calder – Shale Miner Fatally Injured - A shale miner, Frank Fee, residing at Dedridge, Mid Calder, was seriously injured on Monday night in Westwood shale pit at West Calder. He was at work when a quantity of material fell from the roof and crushed him. His left arm was fractured and he suffered from serious internal injuries. He was conveyed to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, but died the same night. [Hamilton Advertiser 2 September 1922] Falls in Mine (b) Falls of Roof – He was engaged clearing up after a fall of side, preparatory to replacing broken timber on a level. He was taking loose shale from the roof when a fall of nearly a ton of shale pinned him against the side and caused fatal injuries. Crush, due to extraction of stoops, together with a lype, accounted for the fall. Francis Joseph Fee, shale miner, 7 Dedridge, Mid Calder Parish, Midlothian, died on 28 August 1922 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on the same day in No.1 Section, Dunnet Seam, Westwood Shale Pit, Livingston Parish, Linlithgowshire, when shale fell upon him. NAS Reference: SC41/13/1922/14