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Surname
NK
Forename
NK
Day
NK
Month
NK
Year
1926
Age
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Cameron, No.2
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Brownieside Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Greengairs
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Information from the Inspectors of Mines - 1926: Shaft Accident: At Cameron No.2 Colliery, Lanark, an old colliery was being reopened. A temporary geared winding engine was in use with a low pithead frame and the cage was a mere skeleton. Two men who were opening out a new seam at 18 fathoms depth were being raised to the surface when the engineman overwound them. There was no detaching hook, with the result that the cage was pulled against the pulley wheel and one of the two men fell from the cage and was killed. There was no attempt to comply with the requirements of Section 40 of the Act. The company and the agent, who was acting as manager at the mine, which was a small one, were charged with several contraventions of Section 40 and one or two other minor charges. The agent, who is substantially one of the owners, accepted full responsibility and the charges against the company were dropped. The agent was fined £20.