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Surname
McLEAN
Forename
Joseph
Day
19
Month
02
Year
1915
Age
18
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Kinneil, No.2 Pit (Snab Pit)
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Kinniel Cannel & Coking Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bo'ness
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
19 February 1915: Bo'ness - Bo'ness Mining Accident Ends Fatally - The death has occurred in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary of John M'Lean (18) who recently met with an accident in No.2 Pit, belonging to Kinneil Coal Company. He was coupling hutches at the foot of a brae when a runaway hutch swept down the incline and jammed him against another hutch by which he sustained very serious injuries to his head and body. [West Lothian Courier 26 February 1915]