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Surname
HADDOW
Forename
Hugh Lowe
Day
14
Month
01
Year
1928
Age
Occupation
Shale Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Westwood
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Scottish Oils Ltd
Location
West Calder
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
14 January 1928: Shale Miner Killed At West Calder – A shale miner named Hugh Haddow, who resided at Dedridge, Midcalder, lost his life on Saturday morning in Westwood Pit, belonging to Scottish Oils Limited. He was at work at what is known as the waste when a quantity of the material fell upon him, death being instantaneous. 4 February 1928: Fatality In Bathgate Pit - A chain runner, James Strachan (16½), son of Thomas Strachan, miner, Paulville Rows, Bathgate, was fatally injured as the result of an accident which occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning in Easton Pit, Bathgate, owned by Wm. Baird & Co. (Ltd) The lad had been walking alongside a rake of hutches when, it is surmised, the tow-rope fouled a crossing, causing a rail to spring up and strike him on the head. Death was instantaneous. [Scotsman 6 February 1928] Deceased was unmarried. [Scotsman 16 January 1928] FAI record - Hugh Lowe Haddow, shale miner, 23 Dedridge, Mid Calder, Midlothian, died on 14 January 1928 in Westwood Shale Pit, Livingston Parish, West Lothian, when a quantity of material fell upon him. NAS Reference: SC41/13/1928/6