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Surname
JEFFREY
Forename
John
Day
01
Month
02
Year
1902
Age
56
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Parkhead
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Glasgow Iron & Steel Co. Ltd
Location
Motherwell
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased was endeavouring to reach a cage which was standing at a mid-working in the rise winding space. He passed through a fence consisting of two horizontal rails 1ft 8ins and 2ft 11ins from the pavement and stumbled or inadvertently slipped into the dip winding space down which he fell a distance of 36 fathoms.