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Surname
McINTYRE
Forename
James
Day
07
Month
06
Year
1917
Age
31
Occupation
Pit Repairer
Mine/Quarry Name
Lochore, Mary Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Lochore
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
7 June 1917: Another Victim of Roof Fall - James M'Intyre (31), pit repairer, lately residing at Bridge Row, Crosshill, was caught by a fall in the Mary Pit, Lochore, between 6 and 7 o'clock on Thursday evening. He sustained severe internal injuries and died near Cowdenbeath while being conveyed to Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital. [Dunfermline Journal 9 June 1917] Accident - As the result of a break away of stone in the Mary Colliery on Friday evening a married man named James M'Intyre was so severely injured that he died while en route to the Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital. He leaves a widow and several of a family. A fellow worker named Peter Lynch had a marvellous escape and just got clear of the fall in time. [Dunfermline Journal 16 June 1917]