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Surname
MOORE
Forename
James Jnr
Day
08
Month
02
Year
1930
Age
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Glencraig
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wilson's & Clyde Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Lochgelly
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
8 February 1930: Fife Pit Fatalities - Jury's Comment in Two Inquiries - Unusual circumstances were disclosed in two inquiries in Dunfermline Sheriff Court yesterday with regard to fatal accidents which had occurred recently in West Fife pits. In the case of James Moore, junior, coal miner, 10 John Street, Crosshill, who was killed by a roof-fall in No.1 Pit of Glencraig colliery, it was stated that Moore was found dead in a derailed hutch which had been overwhelmed by a heavy fall of material. Witnesses stated that the men were not allowed to ride in hutches, but specially constructed bogies which gave ample clearance were provided for that purpose. Sheriff Umpherston said it had not been proved what actually caused the fall from the roof, but what had been proved was that, at the time of the accident, Moore was riding in a hutch, contrary to the regulations. A rider to that effect was added by the jury to their formal verdict. [Scotsman 21 March 1930] Fife Colliery Fatality - £400 Damages for Son's Death - The trial was concluded by Lord Moncrieff and a jury in the Court of Session on Saturday afternoon of an action in which James Moore, brusher, 20 John Street, Crosshill, Glencraig, Fife, sued Wilsons & Clyde Coal Co. (Ltd.), 127 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, for £650 as damages in respect of the death of his son James, who was killed while at work in Glencraig colliery on February 8, 1930. The pursuer's son lost his life through a hutch striking a prop, and causing part of the roof of the travelling road to collapse, so that he was buried under a fall of redd and stone. The defenders denied fault. They averred that the pursuer's son had no authority to be on the hutch in which he was travelling when the accident occurred. They said the roof was secure and well supported. By a majority of 8 to 4, the jury found for the pursuer, and assessed the damages it £400. [Scotsman 4 February 1935]