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Surname
HYNDS
Forename
John
Day
07
Month
07
Year
1917
Age
15
Occupation
Pit Top Lad
Mine/Quarry Name
Tannochside, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Archibald Russell Ltd
Location
Uddingston
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
7 July 1917: Shocking Accident at Tannochside Colliery – On Saturday morning, a shocking accident took place at Messrs Russell’s No.1 Tannochside Colliery, whereby a young man named John Hynds, residing with his father at Donaldson Place, Tannochside, was seriously injured. It is reported that he was in the act of oiling the machinery in connection with the scree, when his clothes became entangled, and he was drawn in and completely stripped of his clothing, sustaining compound fracture of the thigh and fracture of the lower part of the same leg, and serious injuries to his head. He was removed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary in an unconscious condition. The poor lad, who was only 15 years of age, and had just recently started work, died in the Royal Infirmary on Sabbath morning. It is stated that a brother was drowned in a pond in the district some years ago. [Hamilton Advertiser 14 July 1917]