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Surname
KING
Forename
James
Day
30
Month
09
Year
1911
Age
30
Occupation
Coal Cutter
Mine/Quarry Name
Knowton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Barr & Thornton
Location
Shotts
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
He was putting wedges under the skids of the machine to keep it level, when the sleeve of his vest got entangled in the rope by which the machine was hauled along the face, and before the current could be switched off his arm was carried round the drum, and his neck was broken.