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Surname
HUNTER
Forename
George
Day
15
Month
07
Year
1915
Age
29
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Lindsay, No.4 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
15 July 1915: Caught By A Fall of Coal - George Hunter (29) brusher, residing at Hynd Buildings, Lower Oakfield, Kelty and employed on the Lochty section of No.4 Lindsay Pits, was on Thursday caught by a fall of coal from the face. He was knocked to the pavement and his left thigh fractured and badly bruised. After being attended by Dr Keay, he was removed to D. and W. Fife Hospital. [Dunfermline Journal 17 July 1915]