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Surname
KIRKWOOD
Forename
David
Day
27
Month
04
Year
1916
Age
16
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Woodside (b)
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Brand & Co.
Location
Dalserf
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
27 April 1916: Dalserf - Fatal Colliery Accident - Between eight and nine o’clock on Friday evening a distressing accident befell David Kirkwood (16) a miner residing at Ashgillhead, Shawsburn. The young man had called at Woodside Colliery, Netherburn, with a companion who was seeking work, and while standing on the pithead he observed that a hutch had been caught in the creeper, and stepped forward to pull it off. As did so he slipped, and his left foot being caught in the machinery he was slowly dragged in. The machinery was stopped at once, and Kirkwood extricated, and on examination, Dr. Rogerson found that his left leg was fractured. The unfortunate was removed to the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, where it was found necessary to amputate the leg, but he succumbed to his injuries on Thursday evening. [Hamilton Advertiser 29 April 1916]