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Surname
HAY
Forename
John
Day
30
Month
08
Year
1910
Age
29
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Blackhill (a)
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Summerlee Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Bishopbriggs
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
When travelling down the face a large fall of stone from the roof occurred and killed him instantly. It fell from a "lipe" which was hidden beneath a thin shell of coal which adheres to the roof stone.