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Surname
ALLAN
Forename
Andrew Miller
Day
14
Month
05
Year
1928
Age
Occupation
Machineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Foulford, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cowdenbeath
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
14 May 1928: Pit Worker's Fatal Injuries - Andrew M. Allan, a coal-cutting machineman, King Street, Cowdenbeath, was killed as the result of an accident in the Wee Splint Section of Foulford Colliery No.2 Pit. Allan was struck by the machine, which ran backwards when the chain broke. He was knocked down and dragged a considerable distance. He was so severely injured that he died shortly after his admission to the West Fife Hospital. He leaves a widow and family. [Dunfermline Journal 19 May 1928]