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Surname
MITCHELL
Forename
George Hall
Day
20
Month
01
Year
1922
Age
43
Occupation
Shale Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Philpstoun, No.1 Mine
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
James Ross & Co., Philpstoun Oil Works, Ltd
Location
Philpstoun
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
Explosions of Firedamp - He was at work with four other miners and the under manager assisting to clear gas from a working place in the Broxburn Shale Seam. An explosion occurred and he was burned on the arms and face. He died 14 days later from the effects of shock. The other five men were more or less burned at the same time. The explosion was said to have been caused by sparks which were emitted from the point of a pick one the men was using, but it is more likely a naked light which was outside the bratticing ignited the gas. FAI record – George Hall Mitchell, miner, 1 Store Buildings, Philpstoun, died on 3 February 1922 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on 20 January 1922 in No.1 Shale Mine, Philpstoun, when an ignition of gas took place and he was burned. NAS Reference: SC41/13/1922/3