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Surname
HEGGIE
Forename
John Bell
Day
07
Month
03
Year
1901
Age
53
Occupation
Oncostman
Mine/Quarry Name
Kelty
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
Deceased and several others were building brick side walls in a dook about 1,000yd in length having an average dip of 1 in 5. The dook was laid with a double road throughout and was worked temporarily as a self acting incline the descending tubs loaded with building materials pulling up the empties. No blocks were used at dook head. The dook head men having left a loaded tub standing double snibbled at the top of the incline brought forward a second one which was allowed to buffer against the standing tub. The impact carried both tubs on to the incline where the two snibbles were unable to hold them and they ran away. Deceased, who was about 400 yards down was struck by the tubs and sustained injuries which terminated fatally about an hour afterwards.