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Surname
ORR
Forename
James
Day
08
Month
12
Year
1916
Age
57
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Cornsilloch
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Darngavil Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Dalserf
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
8 December 1916: Dalserf - Fatal Pit Accident. - On Friday last, James Orr (57), miner, residing Cornsilloch, Larkhall, was killed instantaneously while working in the Ell coal seam, Cornsilloch Colliery. He was working at the face with his boring machine, when a lipe came away from the roof, falling on his head, and causing death. [Hamilton Advertiser 16 December 1916]