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Surname
HORSBURGH
Forename
William
Day
04
Month
11
Year
1922
Age
18
Occupation
Brakesman
Mine/Quarry Name
Loanhead, Burghlee
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Shotts Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Loanhead
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Haulage Accidents (b) Run over or crushed by trams or tubs – He was riding on the back of a haulage carriage and resting his body on the side of the tub when he was crushed between the top the tub and the roof of the incline. He was killed instantly - his neck was broken and several of his ribs fractured.