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Surname
McNEIL
Forename
James
Day
09
Month
09
Year
1919
Age
49
Occupation
Shaftsman
Mine/Quarry Name
Bartonholm Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Kilwinning
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
9 September 1919: FATAL PIT ACCIDENT AT IRVINE. Early yesterday morning and accident, which resulted in the death of James M’Neil, pit shaftsman, Bartonholm, occurred in the shaft of Bartonholm Pit, near Irvine the property of Messrs Baird and Co. M'Neil and another shaftsman were in the cage at the shaft bottom when a fall of from half ton to a ton of material from the side of the shaft came down on them. M’Neil attempted to leave the cage and take refuge in the workings of the pit, but was caught by the falling mass and was crushed to death. Gaw, the other shaftsman, who remained in the cage, sustained a few minor injuries about the head, and suffered severely from shock. [Edinburgh Evening News 10 September 1919]