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Surname
LYNCH
Forename
Michael
Day
15
Month
05
Year
1917
Age
27
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Glencraig, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wilson's & Clyde Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Lochgelly
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
15 May 1917: Fatality At Glencraig - Michael Lynch (27) miner, lately residing at North Glencraig, met with a fatal accident at No 2 Pit, Glencraig Colliery, [illegible] Tuesday. He was employed at the face and he left for the purpose of obtaining a [illegible] machine for a comrade. He had only gone four yards when a large stone fell upon him from the roof, pinning him to the pavement. His skull was fractured and death was instantaneous. He was a married man. [Dunfermline Journal 19 May 1917]