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Surname
McCORMICK
Forename
John
Day
22
Month
11
Year
1935
Age
52
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Wester Gartshore, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cadzow Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kirkintilloch
County
Dunbartonshire
Details of Event
November 1935: The first accident occurred at Wester Gartshore Colliery, where John M'Cormack (52), a brusher, was buried by a fall of stone while working at a part of No.1 Pit known as "Cloven Coal Section," situated approximately 1200 yards from the pit bottom. Death was certified as being due to suffocation. [Scotsman 23 November 1935]