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Surname
McARTHUR
Forename
Alexander
Day
13
Month
06
Year
1907
Age
21
Occupation
Bottomer
Mine/Quarry Name
Kepplehill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Kepplehill Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Shotts
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased was putting a loaded tub on the cage when it left the rails and he went on to the cage to put it right, when the cage was raised and he was fatally crushed at the door-heads. No signal to raise was given and the engineman was at fault in taking up the cage.