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Surname
PENMAN
Forename
Henry
Day
22
Month
04
Year
1939
Age
30
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Lochgelly, Nellie Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Lochgelly
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
22 April 1939: Fife Pit Tragedy - A miner, Henry Penman (30), c/o Baxter, 129 Whitton Place, Lochgelly, died in Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital on Saturday, following an accident which occurred in the Nellie Colliery, Lochgelly, on Saturday morning. He was caught by a large stone which fell and severely crushed him. He died shortly after admission to hospital. [Scotsman 24 April 1939]