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Surname
NEILSON
Forename
Joseph
Day
10
Month
09
Year
1912
Age
47
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Lindsay
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
He was standing against a pillar below an end of coal, about 16 feet wide, which be was about to get down. The coal was badly broken and had been standing some days, the previous man having tried to get it down with a shot. Dip about 1 in 8. There were no sprags, although there is a probability that the coals were holed. The coal came over without any warning pinning him against the pillar, breaking his back. He died four months later.