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Surname
INGLIS
Forename
John
Day
14
Month
12
Year
1916
Age
37
Occupation
Joiner
Mine/Quarry Name
Foulford
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cowdenbeath
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
14 October 1916: Cowdenbeath – Fatal Accident – As a result of an accident at Foulford Pit, John Inglis, joiner, Manse Row, has died in Dunfermline Hospital. He was engaged fixing up a partition in a brick flue, when the brickwork unexpectedly collapsed and partly fell on Inglis. He was injured internally and one of the fingers on his left hand was shattered. But at first serious results were not anticipated and the news of his death came as a surprise. Deceased was a very keen politician, and was secretary of the local Labour Representation Association, and sat for years as a member of the Dunfermline Parish Council. He was about 37 years of age, and was highly respected by a large circle of friends. [Lochgelly & Kelty News 24 October 1916] FIFE PIT ACCIDENT ENDS FATALLY The death took place in the Dunfermline and West of Fife Hospital yesterday of John Inglis, joiner, Manse Row, Crossgates, following upon injuries which he received at Foulford Colliery, Cowdenbeath, on Saturday. While fixing a wooden partition in a brick flue, part of the brickwork collapsed and fell upon him. He was injured internally, and one the fingers of the left hand was badly lacerated. [Dundee Courier 18 October 1916]