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Surname
McLEAN
Forename
John
Day
16
Month
01
Year
1940
Age
70
Occupation
Contractor
Mine/Quarry Name
Carberry
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Edinburgh Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Whitecraig
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
16 January 1940: Fatal Mine Accident At Musselburgh - John M'Lean, a mining contractor of over 70 years of age, who resided at 72 Inveresk Road, Musselburgh, was killed, and James Cameron, miner (24), of St Clement's Crescent, Wallyford, near Musselburgh, received a broken leg in an accident in Carberry Colliery yesterday. They were struck by runaway hutches when a haulage rope broke as they were making their way to the pit bottom over a mile away at the conclusion of their shift. Scotsman 17 January 1940]