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Surname
MAIN
Forename
John
Day
14
Month
08
Year
1908
Age
55
Occupation
Pump Engineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Blackstone
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Nimmo & Co. Ltd
Location
Avonbridge
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
Deceased was running two empty trucks down a steep railway, and to hold down the brake he used a pit prop 3ft. 6ins. long, as he passed a dross bing on side of railway the prop caught it and he was thrown amongst the wheels.