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Surname
LAW
Forename
William
Day
03
Month
10
Year
1925
Age
Occupation
Assistant Bottomer
Mine/Quarry Name
Gartshore
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Twechar
County
Dunbartonshire
Details of Event
Information from the Inspectors of Mines - 1925: Shaft Accident At Gartshore Colliery, Dumbarton, an assistant bottomer attempted to pass through an empty cage at the pit bottom after it had been signalled away. The cage was lifted and he was crushed between it and the shaft side.