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Surname
GAITENS
Forename
James
Day
18
Month
10
Year
1928
Age
60
Occupation
Repairer
Mine/Quarry Name
Braidhurst, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Summerlee Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Motherwell
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
18 October 1928: Motherwell - Colliery Fatality - The funeral took place to Airbles Cemetery on Monday afternoon of a well known local colliery worker - James Gaitens (60), repairer, 7 Reid Street - who met with his death about 11 o'clock on Thursday evening last while at work in Braidhurst Colliery. Deceased had been at work in the virtuewell seam at a point situated 750 yards east of No 2 pit bottom, when a stone, weighing about 2 tons fell from the roof, crushing him to the ground. Death was instantaneous. Deceased, who leaves a widow and grown-up family, was well-known in band circles, having in his earlier days, along with three of his brothers, been a most enthusiastic member of the old Wishaw band. Latterly he was a member of the Motherwell League of the Cross Band. [Hamilton Advertiser 27 October 1928]