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Surname
NK
Forename
NK
Day
29
Month
09
Year
1916
Age
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Shettleston, Nos 1 & 2 Pits
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Mount Vernon Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Shettleston
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
A foreman brusher was killed by an electric shock which he received on touching a flexible metallic tube containing the connecting leads between a pump motor and its switchbox. The tubing appears to have become charged from the switchbox, which must have been in contact with an incoming lead. The hole admitting the leads was not bushed and had sharp edges, and the box itself was not properly connected to earth. Proceedings were subsequently taken against the manager and electrician, both pled guilty and were fined. Three phase system, 440 volts. Neutral point earthed. [Mine Inspectors Report 1916]