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Surname
BERRESFORD
Forename
Thomas
Day
24
Month
02
Year
1911
Age
16
Occupation
Miner’s Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Blackrigg, No.3 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
United Collieries Ltd
Location
Westrigg
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
He was filling a hutch and was in a bent position when a piece of fireclay fell off the front of the brushing and knocked him down; as he was falling a further fall took place and caught him on the head fatally injuring him.