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Surname
HUTTON
Forename
Thomas
Day
18
Month
08
Year
1928
Age
41
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Valleyfield, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Newmills
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
18 August 1928: Fife Pit Fatality - Thomas Hutton (41), a brusher who resided at Woodhead Street, High Valleyfield, met with a fatal accident in No.1 Pit of Valleyfield colliery on Saturday. Hutton was struck on the back of the head by falling material and his skull was fractured. Death was practically instantaneous. [Scotsman 20 August 1928] Valleyfield – Miner Killed At Work – Thomas Hutton, 41 years of age, a brusher, residing at Woodhead Street, High Valleyfield, was fatally injured in No 1 Pit of Valleyfield Colliery early last Saturday morning. He was struck on the head by a fall from the roof, and killed instantaneously. [Dunfermline Journal 25 August 1928]