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Surname
HUNTER
Forename
David
Day
09
Month
10
Year
1903
Age
16
Occupation
Hanger on
Mine/Quarry Name
Hill of Beath
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cowdenbeath
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
A rake of full tubs was pushed over at the top of an incline before the empty rake was attached to the rope and on hearing the tubs coming the man who was assisted shouted to the deceased to get into a manhole close by while he ran outbye. Deceased evidently thought he would be safer to run outbye also but was overtaken by the runaway tubs and was caught just as he was passing through a trap door. The wheeler at the top mistook the signalling. The method of signalling was defective.