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Surname
HYND
Forename
John
Day
05
Month
07
Year
1929
Age
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Shettleston, Nos 3 & 4 Pits
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Mount Vernon Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Shettleston
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Information from the Mines Inspector's report - 1929: Underground Haulage Accident  Shettleston 3/4 Colliery, Lanark- A haulageman was attaching tubs to a slow moving endless rope at a junction. He had 4ft. 6in. of height at the clipping on place, but a very short distance outbye the roof suddenly lowered to a height of 2ft. 10m. He was alone when the accident occurred, but he had probably found the clip required attention after he had set the tub in motion, and he would therefore be walking backwards in front of the tub concentrating on what he was doing and forgetting all about the road, when he was caught. [Identified from register of FAI]