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Surname
FERME
Forename
George
Day
08
Month
07
Year
1927
Age
Occupation
Shale Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Westwood
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Scottish Oils Ltd
Location
West Calder
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
8 July 1927: Shale Miner Killed at West Calder - Yesterday morning a shale miner, George Ferme, residing at Mossend, West Calder, lost his life by an accident in Westwood Shale Pit, belonging to Scottish Oils (Ltd.). He had fired a shot, and, on hearing it go off, he went back to his working place to fire the second one he had prepared, when it went off unexpectedly. He was so severely injured that he died shortly after the accident. The deceased was a married man, and had only recently started work in Westwood Pit. [Scotsman 9 July 1927] FAI record – George Ferme, shale miner, 10 Front Street, Mossend, West Calder, died on 8 July 1927 in Westwood Pit, Parish of Livingston, West Lothian, when a charge of gunpowder exploded. NAS Reference: SC41/13/1927/13