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Surname
LESLIE
Forename
John
Day
22
Month
11
Year
1901
Age
17
Occupation
Loco. Guard
Mine/Quarry Name
Whitehall
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lothian Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Rosewell
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
While using a length of wire rope to move wagons on one line by means of the locomotive engine on a parallel line of rails he was caught between the rope and the leading wagon and severely crushed.