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Surname
MAXWELL
Forename
William
Day
23
Month
09
Year
1907
Age
45
Occupation
Coal Cutter
Mine/Quarry Name
Arniston
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Arniston Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Gorebridge
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Deceased had fixed some picks into the disc of a coal cutter and was oiling the parts prior to starting the machine when this machine started and the picks in this revolving disc caught him, inflicting terrible injuries to which he succumbed three days later. It was expected that the switch on the machine was off, but unknown to anyone it was on, and when current at this gateway was put on the power went direct to this machine and set it in motion. Deceased gave orders to have the current put on at the gateway.