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Surname
LEES
Forename
William
Day
29
Month
09
Year
1902
Age
53
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Tannochside, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Archibald Russell
Location
Uddingston
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Fall of overhanging head coal which he had failed to take down when instructed to do so by the manager and afterwards by the fireman. He appears to have been working beneath it while it was not supported by sprags.