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Surname
McLEAN
Forename
John
Day
22
Month
04
Year
1915
Age
74
Occupation
Pithead worker
Mine/Quarry Name
Lochgelly, Nellie Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Lochgelly
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
29 April 1915: Sudden Death At Pithead - Between 11 and 12 o'clock on Thursday, John McLean, 74, pithead worker, residing in South Street, Lochgelly, died suddenly while employed on the pithead of the Nellie Pit, Lochgelly. McLean was in charge of the girls employed at the coal pickers, and while standing on the platform was seen to fall down. Death was due to natural causes. [Dunfermline Journal 1 May 1915]