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Surname
GILROY
Forename
William
Day
24
Month
01
Year
1913
Age
38
Occupation
Stoneminer
Mine/Quarry Name
Gilmilnscroft, No.6 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Auchinleck
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
Deceased was engaged boring a hole for a abet with an "Ingersoll" hammer drill, when the drill struck some remnants of gelignite from a former shot, and he was killed instantly. The shot hole was being bored some distance from the position of the former shot, but was dipping at an angle towards it.