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Surname
MORRIS
Forename
James Kilpatrick
Day
20
Month
02
Year
1914
Age
17
Occupation
Miner's Filler
Mine/Quarry Name
Lochhead, Surface Dipping
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wemyss Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Coaltown of Wemyss
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
He wished to pass some coal, which was known to bad. His father, who was in charge of the place, put his hand against the coal, but it fell on him whilst he was passing, and crushed him so severely that he died about 2 ½ hours later