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Surname
MILLIGAN
Forename
James
Day
11
Month
06
Year
1911
Age
51
Occupation
Bottomer
Mine/Quarry Name
Govan, No.5 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Dixon Ltd
Location
Rutherglen
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased and another workman were being lowered on the cage to a mid working in which was placed a pump. The engineman failed to stop at the proper landing and went several feet further. Deceased, thinking that the cage had stopped at the place for getting off, stepped from the cage into an open space of 3 feet and went down the shaft, falling a distance of 32 fathoms. The engineman contravened Special Rule 27 by failing to stop at the proper landing.