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Surname
HEAP
Forename
Borthwick
Day
02
Month
07
Year
1909
Age
14
Occupation
Haulage Boy
Mine/Quarry Name
Prestongrange
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Summerlee Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Prestonpans
County
Haddingtonshire
Details of Event
Deceased was detaching a chain from two loaded tubs which were running forward by gravity at a haulage landing. he had forgotten that other tubs were already standing and his head was caught between the tubs. He was killed instantly.