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Surname
BATCHELOR
Forename
Archibald
Day
26
Month
07
Year
1938
Age
Occupation
Pithead worker
Mine/Quarry Name
Bedlay
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Glenboig
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
26 July 1938: Fatal Accident At Colliery - An accident occurred at Bedlay Colliery, North-west Lanarkshire, yesterday, resulting in fatal injuries to Archibald Batchelor, pithead worker, Annathill Terrace, Bedlay. Batchelor had been working near the screening plant when his clothing became caught, and he was dragged into the machinery. He received severe leg and rib injuries. Batchelor, a married man, leaves a young family. [Scotsman 27 July 1938]