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Surname
PEARCE
Forename
Walter
Day
09
Month
12
Year
1904
Age
32
Occupation
Pit Bottomer
Mine/Quarry Name
Newbattle
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lothian Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Newtongrange
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Deceased stepped forward to cage to adjust some of the tubs when a piece of parrot coal weighing 12lbs, struck the cage cover and rebounding off it came with terrific force on his head. The coal came off a tub which had reached the surface and fell a distance of 1650 feet.