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Surname
AITLIN
Forename
Joseph
Day
31
Month
03
Year
1909
Age
28
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Newbattle
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lothian Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Newtongrange
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Deceased was working in a thin seam and after being out to his road for a prop, was on his hands and knees under his brushing again, when a piece of blaes, 4.5 inches thick, gave way between props and struck him behind the head and bore him to the ground. His forehead struck a piece of coal which caused fracture of his skull. Serious symptoms set in, and he died four days later.