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Surname
BELL
Forename
John
Day
12
Month
08
Year
1912
Age
58
Occupation
Roadsman
Mine/Quarry Name
Hamilton Palace
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bent Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Bothwell
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased was redding a road through an old gob road, when a large piece of rock, 3 feet by 6 feet long by 4 feet thick fell from the roof on to him. From the appearance of the place after the accident it seemed that more timber should have been set under the stone.