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Surname
GRANT
Forename
James
Day
30
Month
04
Year
1914
Age
23
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Wishaw, Heathery Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Glasgow Iron & Steel Co. Ltd
Location
Wishaw
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
He charged and lighted a shot and then retired. A shot in another place exploded, and thinking it was his he returned to his place and was close up to the face when his shot exploded. He was so severely injured that he died about an hour afterwards.