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Surname
MITCHELL
Forename
Edward
Day
30
Month
07
Year
1913
Age
28
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Neilsland, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Watson Ltd
Location
Hamilton
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased was building and stowing debris made by a shot in the brushing, when a stone fell upon him. He worked alone, and was discovered under the stone, shortly after it fell, quite dead. The roof was composed of a strong sandstone and the stone had fallen away from an unseen "dry" and in its fall displaced four props which were supporting it.