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Surname
NAIRN
Forename
David
Day
17
Month
08
Year
1903
Age
40
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Bowhill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bowhill Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Auchterderran
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
Deceased had just finished repairing a guide rail at the foot of a slope when two loaded tubs which had become detached from the rope ran down and struck him. The rope drew out of the hose while the tubs were in motion.