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Surname
HUNTER
Forename
John
Day
07
Month
11
Year
1907
Age
27
Occupation
Bencher
Mine/Quarry Name
Earnock, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Watson Ltd
Location
Hamilton
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
He was at the bottom of a self-acting incline when the rope broke and he was caught by the runaway full hutches. The rope which had been newly put on was so worn and corroded that it was unfit for use.