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Surname
PARK
Forename
George
Day
19
Month
02
Year
1920
Age
33
Occupation
Pit-head Worker
Mine/Quarry Name
Little Raith, Gordon Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cowdenbeath
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
19 February 1920: Fatality At Gordon Pit - George Park, pit-head worker, 33 years of age, lately residing at Broad Street, Cowdenbeath, met with a fatal accident shortly after 8pm on Thursday evening at the Gordon Pit. Deceased had been employed at the coal washing machine and it is surmised he had come down, either to get something for the machine or to see someone, when he was accidentally knocked down by an engine and waggon engaged in shunting operations. Severely injured about the legs and body, he was at once attended to by Dr Selkirk, and afterwards conveyed to Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital, where he died the same night. Deceased, who saw military service and was a recipient of the Military Medal, is survived by a widow and two of a family. A sad feature of the fatality is the fact that deceased's father and brother both met their deaths while employed at a colliery. [Dunfermline Journal 21 February 1920] NB John Park, George's father died March 12 1902 and his brother Robert died February 13 1908.