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Surname
PATON
Forename
William
Day
11
Month
12
Year
1914
Age
41
Occupation
Bricklayer
Mine/Quarry Name
Minto, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Lochgelly
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
Deceased had been engaged building the side walls in a new cross-measure drift, and while waiting for building material went to the face and sat down near the workmen there. A stone weighing about, 1cwt. fell from the roof and injured him so badly that he died the same day. The man in charge of the place had tried to take the stone down with a pinch bar, and, carelessly left it without support, because he was unsuccessful. Deceased himself was not free from blame as be had no business to be at the face, it not being his working place.