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Surname
FINLAYSON
Forename
David
Day
25
Month
02
Year
1930
Age
41
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Lethans Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wilson's & Clyde Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Saline
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
25 February 1930: David Finlayson (41), a brusher, who resided at 3 Woodside Terrace, Lower Steelend, was killed yesterday at Lethans Colliery, Steelend, belonging to the Wilsons & Clyde Coal Company (Ltd) He was struck by a fall from the roof of stone weighing about half a ton. Finlayson was removed to the Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries two hours later. [Scotsman 26 February 1930]