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Surname
O’BRYNE
Forename
Cornelius
Day
17
Month
09
Year
1913
Age
28
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Wilsontown, No.3 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Dixon Ltd
Location
Forth
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
He had just knocked out a tree under the end of a strap supporting the roof at a roadhead between two greasy lypes with a mash hammer as he was intending to blast down the roof in order to brush the road. The roof fell at once however between the lypes for a considerable length killing him instantly.