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Surname
HUNTER
Forename
John
Day
18
Month
08
Year
1921
Age
57
Occupation
Undermanager
Mine/Quarry Name
Lumphinnans, No.11 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
18 August 1921: Runaway Pony In Fife Pit - Under-manager Seriously Injured - Mr John Hunter (57) well known as an under-manager at Lumphinnans, lies in the West Fife Hospital in a serious condition, the result of an accident in No.11 Pit on Monday. Hunter was at work in the East Lochgelly section when a pony ran away attached to hutches. The driver followed in the direction the pony had gone when he came across Mr Hunter lying injured. He was taken home when it was found advisable to remove him at once to the hospital. Four of his ribs are fractured, while his chest is badly crushed, and he has sustained injuries to his head and one of his arms. [Dunfermline Journal 13 August 1921] NB John Hunter died 18 August 1921 in West Fife Hospital, Dunfermline.