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Surname
JACKSON
Forename
Richard
Day
08
Month
08
Year
1912
Age
19
Occupation
Clipper
Mine/Quarry Name
Greenrigg
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
United Collieries Ltd
Location
Fauldhouse
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
A rake of four full hutches he had attached to an endless rope by means of a "Smallman" clip became detached and ran back, caught and killed him. He had only started as a clipper on the day of the accident, and had not been properly instructed how to attach the clip to the rope.