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Surname
GIBB
Forename
James
Day
03
Month
08
Year
1904
Age
48
Occupation
Screen Attendant
Mine/Quarry Name
Polton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lothian Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bonnyrigg
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Deceased had apparently been taking a near cut to reach the picking table and to do so had to cross a revolving shaft which caught his clothes and he became entangled in the machinery. There was no occasion for him to be near the place where he was found.