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Surname
MEECHAN
Forename
Thomas
Day
09
Month
08
Year
1923
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Lassodie Mill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
9 August 1923: Fatal accident in the Kelty pit - A miner named Thomas Meechan who resided at Miller's building, Oakfield Street, Kelty, was killed yesterday by being crushed beneath a fall of stone in Lassodie Mill pit, Kelty, belonging to the Fife Coal Company. James Marshall, Kinross, who was working beside him, also sustained injuries, and he was removed to the Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital. [Scotsman 10th August 1923]