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Surname
LOGIE
Forename
John
Day
12
Month
02
Year
1936
Age
31
Occupation
Pit Bottomer
Mine/Quarry Name
Kames
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bairds & Dalmellington Ltd
Location
Muirkirk
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
12 February 1936: John Logie, 31, a married man residing at Morton Place, Furnace Road, Muirkirk died as a result of an accident yesterday at Kames Colliery, owned by Bairds and Dalmellington Ltd. He was employed as a pit bottomer and was at work at the foot of the shaft when he fell into the cage seat, and sustained a fracture of the skull. Medical aid was procured but he died about half an hour afterwards. All the workers at the colliery stopped work after the accident. Logie leaves widow and three young children. [Scotsman 13 Feb 1936]