Full Details
- Surname
- McGURK
- Forename
- John
- Day
- 26
- Month
- 08
- Year
- 1908
- Age
- 23
- Occupation
- Brusher
- Mine/Quarry Name
- Orbiston, No.3 Pit
- Mineral Worked
- Coal
- Owner
- Summerlee Iron Co. Ltd
- Location
- Orbiston
- County
- Lanarkshire
- Details of Event
- By removing props, thus leaving at the working face an exposed area of roof greater than what the Special Rules allowed, the roof fell on him.
