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Surname
McCALLUM
Forename
William
Day
31
Month
01
Year
1914
Age
19
Occupation
Pony Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
Hattonrigg
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Summerlee Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Bellshill
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
The decease was illegally riding on a bogie attached to a rake of hutches along with the bogieman. They allowed the rake to run free and in attempting to stop it by regripping the rope with the clip the bogie tipped up and pinned them underneath killing one and seriously injuring the other.