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Surname
KINSMAN
Forename
Alexander
Day
25
Month
08
Year
1922
Age
35
Occupation
Shale Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Polbeth, No.26 Mine
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co. Ltd
Location
West Calder
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
Falls in Mine (b) Falls of Roof – He was sitting at the face drilling a shot-hole when a piece of top shale fell and struck him on the hip. He walked home, pneumonia supervened and he died on 26th October.