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Surname
NEILSON
Forename
Robert
Day
14
Month
11
Year
1932
Age
26
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Lumphinnans, No.11 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
14 November 1932: A young Lochgelly miner, Robert Neilson, who resided at 10 Garry Street, was the victim of a fatal mining accident yesterday afternoon at Lumphinnans No.XI. colliery, Cowdenbeath. Neilson, who was employed as a drawer in the Lochgelly splint section of the pit, was jammed between hutches and the side of the roadway, sustaining terrible injuries. He was removed to Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital with all speed, and succumbed five minutes after admission. Deceased was 26 years of age, and unmarried. [Scotsman 15 November 1932] Underground Haulage Accidents - At Lumphinnans Nos. 11/12 Colliery, Fifeshire, on November 14, a bencher was fatally injured on a dook on an inclination of 1 in 2.5. The dook was being enlarged below the bench where he normally worked and he had taken some empty tubs down to the repairers. On returning with a full dirt tub he was crushed between the tub and side of the road. He may have been walking up the steep gradient and slipped, but this type of accident can only be prevented by discontinuing the practice of requiring one man to operate benches at different levels, as the temptation to ride on the tubs is very great. [From Inspector of Mines Report for 1932]