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Surname
BLAIR
Forename
John
Day
25
Month
06
Year
1937
Age
24
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Kinneil, Furnace Yard Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Kinniel Cannel & Coking Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bo’ness
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
25 June 1937: A young miner, John Blair, 17 Foundry Square, Grangepans, Bo'ness, was killed when caught up and dropped by the coal conveyor system in Furnaceyard Pit yesterday. Blair sustained severe head and body injuries. He was 24 years of age, and leaves a widow and family of two. Work was suspended at the colliery, and miners arriving to go on the next shift returned home. [Scotsman 26 June 1937]