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Surname
AITKEN
Forename
John D.
Day
18
Month
07
Year
1913
Age
59
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Bankpark
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bankpark Coal Co.
Location
Tranent
County
Haddingtonshire
Details of Event
When they were ascending to the surface in the upcast shaft, the rope broke and the cage fell to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of 46 fathoms. A "hedgehog" had been cut out of this, rope two days before the accident, and, although the rope was not much more than a year old, parts of it after the accident appeared completely destroyed by rust. The rope does not appear to have been regularly examined, greased or rehosed. 2 killed.