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Surname
LANG
Forename
James Campbell
Day
14
Month
11
Year
1919
Age
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Ayr, No.1 Drumley Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Annbank
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
Ayr No 1, Drumley, Ayr, November 14th - Deceased was killed by leakage of current from a coal-cutting machine. The cause or source of the leakage could not be discovered; the protective earth circuit was, however, defective. The bat connector at the gate end box had not been properly fixed, and the holding bolt was not screwed home. The connection to earth, therefore, at this point depended entirely upon contact between the metal surface of the bat and the box or socket into which it was fitted. It was found afterwards that through corrosion of the metal of the bat and accumulated dirt upon it that the conductivity of its surface was nearly nil. [From Mines & Quarries General Report with Statistics for 1919 By HM Chief Inspector of Mines, Table of fatal accidents due to use of electricity in and about mines] Name identified from Register of FAI