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Surname

McGUIGAN

Forename

James

Day

30

Month

01

Year

1906

Age

45

Occupation

Labourer

Mine/Quarry Name

Roman Camp

Mineral Worked

Oil Shale

Owner

Broxburn Oil Co. Ltd

Location

Broxburn

County

Linlithgowshire

Details of Event

There are two levels at shaft on surface, one for shale the other, 10 feet above, for debris at the former there are gates at entrance to the shaft while at the latter a policeman covered the mouth. At the lower level the loaded tubs are taken off the cages at south side of shaft and the empty tubs put on a north side. A loaded tub of debris was raised to the upper level and deceased, who was at lower level, had instructions to put an empty tub on the cage as soon as it descended. He accordingly passed to the north side with an empty tub, opened the gate and pushed it forward to the open shaft before the cage had reached the level, and tub and he were precipitated to the bottom, a distance of 50 fathoms.