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Surname
KENNEDY
Forename
William
Day
02
Month
04
Year
1904
Age
39
Occupation
Engineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Lindsay
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
Deceased had charge of two engines and three motors inside one engine house and it was part of his duties to oil the machinery. He was found by his neighbour who came to relieve him at the end of his shift lying in the flywheel hole of engine which worked two dynamos quite dead. From the position in which he was found and other evidences it was apparent he had been among the machinery oiling the parts when he was caught by the crankshaft.