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Surname
KELLY
Forename
John
Day
24
Month
12
Year
1912
Age
47
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Bellfield
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Barr & Sons (Coal Masters) Ltd
Location
Coalburn
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
He was engaged stooping coal, and while in the act of taking some off the face, which had been loosened by a shot, it fell, and before he could clear himself struck him, causing instant death. Close behind him was a prop and this prop was in his way to get clear.