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Surname
McLEAN
Forename
Samuel
Day
14
Month
04
Year
1919
Age
39
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Baton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Baton Collieries Ltd
Location
Shotts
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
14 April 1919: Shotts – Fatal Colliery Accident – On Monday morning Samuel M'Lean, a miner, 39 years of age, residing at 239 Shotts Kirk Road, Dykehead, was accidentally killed in Baton Colliery, belonging to the Baton Collieries Ltd. He was engaged clearing away some dirt when a large stone from the roof fell on his head, causing a compound fracture of the skull, death being instantaneous. [Hamilton Advertiser 19 April 1919]