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Surname
HILL
Forename
George
Day
01
Month
03
Year
1938
Age
18
Occupation
Pit Bottomer
Mine/Quarry Name
Fauldhead
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bairds & Scottish Steel Ltd
Location
Kirkconnel
County
Dumfriesshire
Details of Event
1 March 1938: Narrow Escape - George Hill (18), residing at 89 Main Street, Kirkconnel, had a narrow escape from death when he was pinned underneath a cage weighing five tons in Fauldhead Colliery, Kirkconnel, last night. He was engaging in loading and unloading hutches at the pit bottom, and was pushing away an empty hutch when he made to cross underneath the descending cage, which knocked him to the ground. The pit bottomer immediately belled the cage up, and the lad was released. A doctor summoned, rendered medical aid before the lad was removed to the Dumfries Infirmary, suffering from severe internal bruises. [Scotsman 2 March 1938]