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Surname
HAMILTON
Forename
James
Day
25
Month
03
Year
1908
Age
34
Occupation
Bottomer
Mine/Quarry Name
Parkhead
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Glasgow Iron & Steel Co. Ltd
Location
Motherwell
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased was putting a tub on the cage at a mid-working when the cage suddenly dropped and he was caught by the cage and fatally crushed. The engineman failed to have his brake sufficiently tight and the engine moved when weight of tub got on to cage.