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Surname
KING
Forename
William
Day
03
Month
05
Year
1900
Age
50
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Glenesk
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Melville Coal Co. Ltd
Location
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Deceased was lying holing at a longwall face in a 3 ft. 1 in. seam, when the coal suddenly broke off along a length of twelve feet, and fell upon him, killing him almost instantly. The oversman and two others witnessed the accident. The coal had been holed for a length of 13ft., and no holing props or gibs had been set, the coal having hitherto required to be blasted with gunpowder. The jury, at the Inquiry, recommended that in future the Rules as to propping should be more strictly enforced.