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Surname
FINLAY
Forename
John
Day
26
Month
01
Year
1925
Age
64
Occupation
Pitworker
Mine/Quarry Name
East Plean, No.4 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Plean Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Bannockburn
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
Riding on Hutches – Miners Fined – The sequel to an accident which occurred at Plean Colliery on Monday 26th January, as a result of which one man was killed and another injured, was heard at Stirling, Sheriff Court yesterday. A number of men were riding on hutches in the pit, when the leading hutch encountered an obstacle, and some of them were thrown off. John Angus (62), Craigforth, Bannockburn, was killed, and John Finlay (64), Main Street, East Plean, was injured. Riding on hutches in pits is a contravention of the mining regulations and nine men appeared at the Court charged with the offence, including Finlay, who came into the Court on crutches. Accused all pleaded guilty. The Sheriff, remarking that the miners must be protected against themselves, imposed a fine of £4 on each of the accused, with the alternative of 14 days imprisonment. He remitted the sentence, however, in the case of Finlay, remarking that he had already suffered sufficient punishment. [The Scotsman 13 February 1925]