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Surname
BAILLIE
Forename
George Moir
Day
19
Month
09
Year
1922
Age
22
Occupation
Engineer
Mine/Quarry Name
Greenhill, No.12 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Auchinlea Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Hareshaw
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
19 September 1922: Cleland – Cleland Engineer Injured – About 10.30 on Tuesday forenoon, George Moir Baillie, 22 engineer, 22 Fraser St, Cleland, met with a serious accident while at work at the pithead at No 12 Greenhill Colliery. He was repairing an empty hutch creeper and it is surmised (for no one actually saw the occurrence) that his clothing caught in a wheel on the revolving shaft and that he was whirled round before being thrown clear with practically all his clothes torn off. The manager, who was working on the stage above, happened to look down and he saw the plight of the young engineer, who was then lying unconscious. He immediately stopped the machinery and went to the man's assistance. Dr Logan who was sent for found that no bones had been broken, but one nasty wound on the injured man's head had to be stitched. He was also badly bruised about the body. Baillie was afterwards removed to the Royal Infirmary in Wishaw Ambulance waggon. On enquiry on Thursday we learned that his condition was more favourable. [Hamilton Advertiser 23 September 1922]