Full Details
- Surname
- MURDOCH
- Forename
- John
- Day
- 05
- Month
- 05
- Year
- 1944
- Age
- Occupation
- Shale Miner
- Mine/Quarry Name
- Westwood
- Mineral Worked
- Oil Shale
- Owner
- Scottish Oils Ltd
- Location
- West Calder
- County
- Linlithgowshire
- Details of Event
- John Murdoch shale miner, 59 Oakbank, Mid Calder, died on 5 May 1944 in Westwood Shale Pit, Blackburn, when blaes fell from the roof on him. NAS Reference: SC41/13/1944/3
