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Surname
GALLACHER
Forename
Patrick
Day
21
Month
05
Year
1914
Age
26
Occupation
Cousieman
Mine/Quarry Name
Orbiston, No.3 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Summerlee Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Orbiston
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
The deceased was lifting a bar which had fallen from the roof, and prevented the running of an empty rake on a self-acting incline, when, without any warning, a large fall of roof occurred, and a large block of stone caught and crushed his head to the fallen bar.