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Surname
KANE
Forename
William
Day
02
Month
06
Year
1913
Age
50
Occupation
Pitheadman
Mine/Quarry Name
Clydeside
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
United Collieries Ltd
Location
Uddingston
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
2 June 1913: Fatal Accident Uddingston - Yesterday afternoon, while William Kane, pitheadman, aged fifty, who resided at William Street, Tollcross, was at work at the travelling screen at the United Collieries Company (Limited), Clydesdale colliery, Uddingston, an interruption took place in the working, and, under the impression that steam had been shut off, he proceeded to clear the interruption, when the machinery started again and he was dragged in. He was severely injured and unconscious before the machinery could be stopped. He died at the pithead a few minutes later. He leaves a widow and three children. [Scotsman 3 June 1913]