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Surname
FISHER
Forename
Alexander
Day
18
Month
07
Year
1938
Age
56
Occupation
Machineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Parkneuk
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Glasgow Iron & Steel Co. Ltd
Location
Motherwell
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
18 July 1938: Falling Stone Causes Miner's Death - The holiday fervour of miners in Motherwell and Bellshill was marred by the tragic death yesterday of Alexander Fisher (56), 39 M'Culloch Avenue, Fallside. Fisher who was employed as a coal-cutting machineman in Parkneuk Colliery. Motherwell was seriously injured last Wednesday when he was struck on the head by a stone which fell from the roof where he was working. First-aid was rendered at the scene of the accident, after which the injured man was carried for a mile to the pit bottom, and then raised to the surface, where he received attention before being removed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary. On examination it was found that Fisher had sustained a fracture of the skull. He hardly regained consciousness, and passed away yesterday. [Scotsman 19 July 1938]