New Search

Return to Search Results

Full Details

Surname
KELLY
Forename
John
Day
20
Month
09
Year
1921
Age
61
Occupation
Oncostman
Mine/Quarry Name
Easton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Bathgate
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
20 September 1921: Bathgate Miner Killed - Bathgate, Tuesday - A haulage accident occurred at Easton pit, near Bathgate to-day, resulting in the death of an elderly married man named John Kelly, residing at Whitburn Road, Bathgate. [Evening Times 20 September 1921] Mining Fatality - A little after midday on Thursday, John Kelly (61), an oncostman in Easton Pit, was found lying at the side of the pit rails, dead. An examination of the body showed that he had a fractured right ankle, and a fractured skull. The theory set up is that his foot had been caught by a hutch, and in falling, his head had been struck by another hutch. Mr Kelly resided in Whitburn Road, Bathgate, and leaves a widow and grown-up family. [West Lothian Courier 23 September 1921]