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Surname
PATON
Forename
Robert
Day
07
Month
08
Year
1922
Age
59
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Loganlea
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
United Collieries Ltd
Location
West Calder
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
7 August 1922: Fatal Mining Accident - Yesterday forenoon a miner named Robert Paton, residing at Breich Terrace, West Calder, was accidentally killed while at work through a fall of material from the roof. [Scotsman 8 August 1922] Falls in Mine (b) Falls of Roof – Deceased had returned to his working place after firing a shot when a fall of roof occurred and completely buried him. He was killed instantly. It took two hours to recover his body. Newspaper report - Lothians pages