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Surname
GOURLAY
Forename
Robert
Day
20
Month
03
Year
1907
Age
38
Occupation
Waggon shifter
Mine/Quarry Name
Bent
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bent Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Hamilton
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
He held a 6-feet prop to prevent two moving waggons from buffer locking other two. The prop was knocked aside and he was crushed between the waggons.