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Surname
MACKIE
Forename
John
Day
29
Month
11
Year
1910
Age
31
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Earlseat
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wemyss Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Wemyss
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
He had a long length of coal holed and standing on sprags, and when the sprags were drawn the face coal fell and liberated the roof above which caught and killed him. He was taking an undue risk both with face and roof coal by drawing too many sprags at one time.