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Surname
FLOCKHART
Forename
Thomas
Day
05
Month
08
Year
1908
Age
50
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Niddrie
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Gilmerton
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Deceased and another miner worked in a narrow heading, and the holing was on top of seam. The holing was almost completed when a slab of blaes fell from the roof, and edge pressed against his windpipe causing suffocation before he could be relieved. A lype was exposed for some distance, and stone came away from it no attempt was made to secure the roof by props set on top of coal.