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Surname
McCONNELL
Forename
James
Day
24
Month
12
Year
1924
Age
17
Occupation
Onsetter
Mine/Quarry Name
Lumphinnans, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
24 December 1924: Fatality At Lumphinnans – James M'Connell, 17, son of James M'Connell, 13 Livingstone Place, Lumphinnans, has died as the result of an accident in No.1 Pit, Lumphinnans. The lad who was employed as an onsetter at the pithead, had placed hutches on the cage when other hutches, missing the clutch struck him from behind. When the cage commenced to descend, he was pushed forward and caught by the safety gate. He was extricated with difficulty and removed home, but died on Christmas Eve. A sister of his was in the vicinity when the accident occurred. [Dunfermline Journal 27 December 1924]