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Surname
FOWLER
Forename
John
Day
31
Month
01
Year
1909
Age
35
Occupation
Pitwright
Mine/Quarry Name
Lumphinnans
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
Deceased stepped on to one of the buntons at the mouth of the pit shaft, to steady a pump rod which had been slung under the cage to be taken down. On coming out again his foot slipped and he fell 180 fathoms to the shaft bottom.