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Surname
BINNIE
Forename
Peter
Day
01
Month
01
Year
1915
Age
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Hopetoun, No.35 (Threemiletown) Pit
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co. Ltd
Location
Winchburgh
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
1 January 1915: Winchburgh - Accident - About 7.30am on Friday a rather serious accident occurred at No.35 pit, belonging to Young's Oil Coy. Peter Binnie, miner's drawer, residing at West Burnside, Broxburn, was occupied assisting his faceman to fix a crown at the working face, when a quantity of stone fell from the roof, and struck him on the left side, pinning him to the pavement. He sustained a compound fracture to his left thigh and two simple fractures above the knee of the same leg. He was attended by Dr Kelso and afterwards removed to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. [West Lothian Courier 8 January 1915]