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Surname
FORREST
Forename
John
Day
30
Month
10
Year
1932
Age
22
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Carriden
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Carriden Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bo’ness
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
30 October 1932: Fatal End To Bo'ness Pit Accident - John Forrest (22), miner's drawer, of William Street, Bo'ness, died in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary yesterday from the effects of head injuries received in an accident in Carriden Pit, Bo'ness, on Tuesday. Forrest was one of three young pitworkers who were knocked down by a runaway hutch in No.1 dook, all the men of which were more or less seriously injured. [Scotsman 31 October 1932]