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Surname
AITKEN
Forename
James
Day
02
Month
04
Year
1906
Age
25
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Newcraighall
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Newcraighall
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Deceased’s duties were to put on and take off tubs at the foot of a self-acting incline 270 feet long. A full tub was standing on the blocks at the top, and the blocks, which had not been properly set, slipped and the tub ran away, and on reaching the bottom struck deceased causing injuries to which he succumbed an hour later.