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Surname
AITKEN
Forename
William
Day
26
Month
12
Year
1922
Age
29
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Polmaise, Nos 1 & 2 Pits
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Archibald Russell Ltd
Location
Stirling
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
Falls in Mine (b) Falls of Roof – He was crawling into the face to put up a building when he was killed by a fall of half-a-ton of fakes from between a joint and a weight break. The place had been inspected within a few minutes by the fireman, brushing contractor and deceased himself. A slight roof weight was the cause of the fall. Two props were swung out.