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Surname
MARTIN
Forename
Alexander
Day
11
Month
12
Year
1915
Age
Occupation
Apprentice Electrician
Mine/Quarry Name
Leven
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Leven
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
Leven, Fife, December 11th, Accident due to electric shock. An apprentice electrician opened the door of a switch panel where the pressure of the current was 2,750 volts, and touching live metal was electrocuted. [From Mines & Quarries General Report with Statistics for 1915 By HM Chief Inspector of Mines, Table of fatal accidents due to use of electricity in and about mines]