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Surname
McFARLANE
Forename
Michael
Day
03
Month
09
Year
1909
Age
42
Occupation
Roadsman
Mine/Quarry Name
Cowdenbeath, No.10 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cowdenbeath
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
Deceased was engaged with the overman and some others clearing a fall on a main incline. The overman had sounded the roof several times and was satisfied with it. When they were about finished a large stone fell from a height of about 10ft and injured McFarlane so badly that he died the same day.