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Surname
MUIR
Forename
Robert
Day
08
Month
10
Year
1906
Age
32
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Bridgeness
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bridgeness Coal Co.
Location
Grangepans
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
Deceased was engaged cutting a roadway through a waste and was about to stamp a hole in the brushing for a shot when the roof fell. The stone fell away by a lype in front and a waste break on the side, a stay was placed against it and a prop under it, but both were thrown out when it fell.