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Surname
McMILLAN
Forename
Hugh
Day
19
Month
08
Year
1927
Age
Occupation
Oncost Worker
Mine/Quarry Name
Valleyfield, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Newmills
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
19 August 1927: Fife Miner Dies From Injuries - Hugh M'Millan, an oncost worker employed at the Fife Coal Company's No.2 Valleyfield Pit, died in Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital on Saturday from injuries which he received in the pit on the previous day. He was caught by a runaway hutch on a haulage road, down which he was carried a distance of fifteen yards. He was injured about the head, breast, and arms. [Scotsman 22 August 1927]