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Surname
JOHNSTONE
Forename
Thomas
Day
30
Month
12
Year
1922
Age
23
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Bothwell Castle, Nos 3 & 4 Pits
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Blantyre
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Falls in Mine (b) Falls of Roof – Deceased was filling coal at the face of a machine run when he was struck by a fall of roof 6 ft. long, 3 ft. broad and 9 in. thick. The fall was due to two invisible slips. One prop and one strap were displaced. The fireman found the place in good order two hours before the accident. At first the accident was not considered serious, but it was subsequently found that the spine had been injured. He died on 18th December.