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Surname
HODGE
Forename
John
Day
08
Month
05
Year
1902
Age
42
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Douglas
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Coltness Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Rigside
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
A tub was being filled at the top of a heading rising 1 in 3.5 and 100 ft long. To keep it in position a short prop was fixed between its end and the pavement. When the tub was filled it ran away and deceased who was proceeding toward the face in company with his neighbour was ran over. The rance had dropped out while the tub was being filled. The tubs were run on the self-acting incline principle but the chain was not fixed to the tub which was being filled.