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Surname
KERR
Forename
James Prentice
Day
05
Month
03
Year
1914
Age
28
Occupation
Night pitheadman
Mine/Quarry Name
Murdostoun
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Murdostoun Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Cleland
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Owing to the failure of the electric light he had procured a torch lamp, and was apparently proceeding to the winding engine house when he walked into the colliery reservoir and was drowned. To get into the water he had to pass through a space of 10 inches. He had only been employed at the colliery a short time.