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Surname
McDONALD
Forename
John
Day
02
Month
02
Year
1924
Age
22
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Deans, No.4 Mine
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Pumpherston Oil Co. Ltd
Location
Deans
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
2 February 1924: Fatal Accident in Shale Mine - On Friday, in No.4 Deans Mine, near Bathgate, 70 tons of metal suddenly came away from the roof. Two shale drawers were covered by the falling mass, and one so severely injured that he succumbed in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on Saturday. The young man who was fatally injured was John M'Donald (22), Livingston Station Cottages. It required four hours hard work before the debris was removed from his body. The other lad, who escaped with slight injuries, was William Pender (22), also residing at Livingston Station Cottages. [Scotsman 4 February 1924] FAI Record – John McDonald, miner's drawer, 96 Main Street, Livingston Station, died on 2 February 1924 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on 1 February 1924 in No. 4 Shale Mine, Deans, when a large quantity of material fell upon him. NAS Reference: SC41/13/1924/1