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Surname
HUNTER
Forename
Thomas
Day
01
Month
03
Year
1915
Age
Occupation
Undermanager
Mine/Quarry Name
Shieldhill (Guardroom)
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Carron Co.
Location
Shieldhill
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
1 March 1915: Avonbridge - Serious Pit Accident - Thomas Hunter, undermanager of the “Guardroom” Shieldhill, belonging to the Carron Coy, met with a serious accident on Monday last. It seems that the haulage rope was skidding on the drum and Hunter was throwing sand thereon in order to prevent this skidding when somehow or other his hand got caught under the rope with the result that the unfortunate man was dragged four times round the drum before the haulage engine could be stopped. When released it was found that his right hand had been practically torn off at the wrist. The accident occurred between 6 and 7 o'clock in the morning. The injured man was removed to Falkirk Infirmary. [West Lothian Courier 5 March 1915]