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Surname
JACK
Forename
Thomas
Day
15
Month
04
Year
1904
Age
61
Occupation
Bottomer
Mine/Quarry Name
Bellside
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
United Collieries Ltd
Location
Cleland
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased was bottomer at a mid working 19.5. fathoms below surface and 11 fathoms above pit bottom. He had signalled for a cage, which was the pit bottom to be raised to the mid landing and in doing so the engineman stopped the descending cage at surface level to get a load of props. Deceased heard the safety gate at pithead landing upon the plates and at once opened the gate at the mid landing pushed forward a tub and fell with it down the shaft, receiving injuries which terminated fatally six hours afterwards. The signalling apparatus in engine house indicated that the gate was being opened and the engineman was in the act of ringing the return signal bell in terms of Additional Special Rule (2) when the accident took place.