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Surname
McCUTCHEON
Forename
Thomas
Day
20
Month
12
Year
1922
Age
39
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Raploch, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Raploch Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Larkhall
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
20 December 1922: Fatal Pit Accident at Larkhall - Thomas M'Cutcheon, miner, Union Street, Larkhall, was instantaneously killed yesterday in Raploch Colliery, Larkhall. He was working in the Virtuewell seam, and preparing to leave off work, when a fall came away from the roof. When extricated , he was found to be dead. Deceased was a married man, and leaves a wife and family. [Scotsman 21 December 1922] Falls in Mine (b) Falls of Roof – He was getting coal at a longwall machine cut face when the roof fell over an area is 15ft long parallel to the face by 3 1/2 ft. wide to a height of 1 1/2 ft. The fall came away from a glassy lype exposed by deceased in the removal of the coal; several props were reeled out. The place had been examined by the fireman about one hour previously and passed as safe. The accident would probably have been prevented by the use of steelstraps. The face is in faulty ground and had been standing some days. Newspaper report - Dalserf pages