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Surname
MITCHELL
Forename
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Day
23
Month
02
Year
1921
Age
Occupation
Pit Bottomer
Mine/Quarry Name
Donibristle, James Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cowdenbeath
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
23 February 1921: Donibristle - Accident At James Pit - An alarming accident happened in Donibristle colliery (James Pit) on Wednesday morning. Owing to a misunderstanding and empty hutch fell down the shaft, causing considerable damage and putting the pit idle. One of the pit bottomers named Mitchell got two of his fingers taken off by the debris. [Dunfermline Journal 26 February 1921]