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Surname
McGREGOR
Forename
Alexander
Day
01
Month
04
Year
1912
Age
16
Occupation
Motorman
Mine/Quarry Name
Balgonie
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Balgonie Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Thornton
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
He and six other men were raising some pipes in a shaft by means of a double-geared winch, and, when doing so, they attempted to change the gears with the load on, with the result that the winch became free, and ran away, and one of the revolving handles hit and fractured the deceased's skull. Two other men were also injured. The winch had no "pawl” to prevent it running back if one had been fitted the accident would not have occurred. He died the following day.