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Surname
LAMB
Forename
Thomas
Day
25
Month
02
Year
1913
Age
21
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Newtongrange, Lingerwood Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lothian Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Newtongrange
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
He was engaged filling a hutch in the 7-foot seam when the head coal, which had been holed 5 feet deep, fell off the two sprags which had been set under it, and crushed him. He died on the 12th March. Had a second of sprags been set the coal would have remained in position.