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Surname
McKEAN
Forename
Thomas
Day
18
Month
02
Year
1938
Age
Occupation
Machineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Auchengeich
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Nimmo & Co. Ltd
Location
Chryston
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
18 February 1938: Chryston Pit Fatality - Thomas M'Kean, coalcutting machineman, who resided at Bridgend Square, Chryston, was fatally injured in an accident in Auchengeich Colliery, Chryston. He was attending a machine when a large boulder fell from the roof of the underground workings and struck him. [Scotsman 19 February 1938]