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Surname
MUIR
Forename
John
Day
10
Month
11
Year
1914
Age
66
Occupation
Picking Tableman
Mine/Quarry Name
Grasshill, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Glenbuck
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
Whilst proceeding from the picking tables to the ground floor the platform leading to the stairs suddenly gave way, and he was precipitated to the flour, a distance of 12 feet. He died three hours later from rupture of the liver.