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Surname
HOGANS
Forename
Robert
Day
01
Month
12
Year
1902
Age
23
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Cousland
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Pumpherston Oil Co. Ltd
Location
Seafield
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
Deceased was working off some shale broken by a shot in a seam 8ft thick with a dip of 28 degrees. A large piece of shale came away unexpectedly and struck him causing a compound fracture of the thigh. He succumbed to his injuries nine hours after.