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Surname
LAING
Forename
Hugh
Day
26
Month
11
Year
1932
Age
Occupation
Machineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Blairhall
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Coltness Iron Co. Ltd
Location
East Grange
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
26 November 1932: Dunfermline Man's Fatal Injuries - Hugh Laing, coal-cutting machineman, 66 Campbell Street, Dunfermline, who was injured in an accident in the underground workings of Blairhall Colliery on Wednesday of last week, succumbed to his injuries in the Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital on Saturday. Laing had been struck by a fall of stone from the roof, and received a fracture of the skull. [Scotsman 28 November 1932] Falls of Roof at Working Face - A coal-cutting machineman was fatally injured by a fall of roof at Blairhall Colliery, Fifeshire, on November 23, whilst knocking out the haulage prop which had been set under the brushing at the roadhead. It is not good practice to set a haulage prop in this position as the roof has been subjected to the shattering effect of blasting and the vibration set up by the haulage prop may lead to further disintegration. Setting a long steel girder under the brushing, parallel to the face, before firing the shots might be adopted with advantage, as it tends to limit the shattering effect of the shots. [From Inspector of Mines Report for 1932]