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Surname
MURPHY
Forename
Frank
Day
06
Month
01
Year
1914
Age
24
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Glencraig
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wilson's & Clyde Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Lochgelly
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
He was taking down coal, but was standing in front and on the low side of it when it roller over on to him, causing such injuries that he died about an hour later. The inclination of the seam was about 1 in 3. The coal came away to a back to which deceased's attention had been called a short time before.