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Surname
O’HARA
Forename
Thomas
Day
11
Month
12
Year
1924
Age
Occupation
Machineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Rosehall, No.7 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Robert Addie & Sons Collieries Ltd
Location
Coatbridge
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
11 December 1924: Miner Injured – Thomas O’Hara, Parkhead Rows, Bellshill was removed to the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, on Thursday morning, suffering from injuries received whilst at work in No.7 Pit, Rosehall Colliery. It transpires O’Hara was engaged on the night shift, working at a coal cutting machine, when he received injuries to his head and body. Dr Douglas attended the unfortunate man following which he was removed to the city institution in a Bellshill ambulance. [Motherwell Times 12 December 1924]