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Surname
McMICHAEL
Forename
George
Day
07
Month
12
Year
1931
Age
60
Occupation
Pumpman
Mine/Quarry Name
Blantyreferme
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
A.G. Moore & Co. Ltd
Location
Uddingston
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
7 December 1931: Miner's Fatal Fall To Pit Bottom – On Monday night, while George M'Michael, 14 Crofthead Street, Uddingston, was examining the pumps in the shaft at Blantyre Ferme Colliery, Uddingston, he missed his footing, falling to the pit bottom, sustaining serious injuries to the chest and head. He was removed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary, and succumbed to his injuries yesterday afternoon. He was 60 years of age and leaves a widow and grown up family. [Scotsman 9 December 1931]