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Surname
NEIL
Forename
William
Day
02
Month
04
Year
1917
Age
25
Occupation
Strapper
Mine/Quarry Name
Ferniegair, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Archibald Russell Ltd
Location
Hamilton
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
2 April 1917: Fatal Accident – Wm. Neil (25), strapper, residing at 7 New Wynd, Hamilton, met with an accident about 1.30pm on Sunday last which proved fatal. He was working in the Blackband seam in No.2 Pit, Ferniegair, when a stone weighing about 15 cwts fell from the roof, knocking him to the pavement, and causing death within 5 minutes. The body was examined by Dr Steele, who certified death to be due to suffocation. He leaves a widow and three children. [Hamilton Advertiser 7 April 1917]