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Surname
MINSTER
Forename
Robert
Day
03
Month
03
Year
1909
Age
50
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Westfield Mine
Mineral Worked
Limestone
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Newpark
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Deceased and another miner were inserting the final charge of Blasting Gelatine into a long hole in limestone which had been "cracked" a few times before. The charge exploded and injured both men, deceased succumbing five days later.