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Surname
INGLIS
Forename
Walter
Day
27
Month
06
Year
1904
Age
70
Occupation
Hutch repairer
Mine/Quarry Name
Arniston
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Arniston Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Gorebridge
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Deceased was taking an empty tub off the cage at the laigh scaffold and when it was partly off the cage was raised, and the tub was thrown on to the plates and struck deceased. It appears that deceased inadvertently gave the signal to raise the cage.