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Surname
McCAIRTNEY
Forename
Henry
Day
14
Month
02
Year
1900
Age
43
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Earnock
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Watson Ltd
Location
Hamilton
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
A shot in deceased's place was lighted by the fireman. Deceased retired but apparently deceived either by the sound of another shot or by a bump in the strata thought his shot had exploded and returned to his place and was fatally injured by his shot exploding.