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Surname
MARSHALL
Forename
William
Day
31
Month
12
Year
1928
Age
15
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Kames
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Muirkirk
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
31 December 1928: Fatal Result of Pithead Accident – As a result of the accident on Saturday at the Kames Pithead, Muirkirk, belonging to Wm Baird & Co, Ltd, William Marshall, 15, who had his arm very severely crushed at the tables, has succumbed to his injuries in the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow. [Scotsman 3 January 1929] Muirkirk - Fatal Accident - On Saturday afternoon last, Wm Marshall, 15, son of Mr Frank Marshall, residing at Bridge Street, was seriously injured about the arm, shoulder and head, through being caught in the machinery of the pithead plant at Kames Colliery, where he was employed. He was immediately conveyed to the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, where he died on Monday afternoon. [Hamilton Advertiser 5 January 1929]