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- Surname
- McDERMONT
- Forename
- James
- Day
- 02
- Month
- 09
- Year
- 1906
- Age
- 62
- Occupation
- Miner
- Mine/Quarry Name
- Houldsworth
- Mineral Worked
- Coal
- Owner
- Dalmellington Iron Co. Ltd
- Location
- Patna
- County
- Ayrshire
- Details of Event
- While being lowered with other men in the cage, the engineman lost control of his engine. The valve gearing being reversed, the cage on landing in the bottom was at once raised 13 feet. Scott was crushed between the cage and a beam at the door heads and MeDerrmont was also either similarly crushed or fell out. The overman, who was on the cage, was injured. 2 killed.
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