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Surname
GLASS
Forename
William
Day
08
Month
08
Year
1911
Age
24
Occupation
Chain Runner
Mine/Quarry Name
Dunnikier, No.1 Pannie Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kirkcaldy
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
He was on the chain in front of the rake of 10 hutches when the drawbar hook of the second bant and allowed nine to run back. The jerk caused by the weight being taken off no doubt threw Glass off and he was found badly injured. He died four hours later.