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Surname
BELL
Forename
William Moreland
Day
28
Month
03
Year
1937
Age
65
Occupation
Oncost worker
Mine/Quarry Name
Bridgeness, No.6 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Carron Co.
Location
Grangepans
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
28 March 1937: Fatal Result Of A Pit Accident - William Moreland Bell, a 65-years-old Bo'ness oncost worker, who was injured in a pit accident last week, died in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary yesterday morning. Bell was working in No.6 pit. Bridgeness Colliery, when he was struck by a passing hutch. He was found beside the hutches in the haulage way, suffering from severe injuries to the face and a fractured wrist. Bell had been employed in the pits for 50 years, and his recent accident was the first in which he had been involved . His home address was at 260 Park View, Bridgeness. [Scotsman 30 March 1937]