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Surname
PETIGREW
Forename
Thomas
Day
18
Month
05
Year
1912
Age
65
Occupation
Wheel Oiler
Mine/Quarry Name
Douglas Park
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wilson's & Clyde Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bothwell
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
He attempted to cross from one side of the shaft to the other by the cage seat, and just as he made to step across the descending cage came down upon him, and crushed him fatally. There was a good road at the end of the shaft for the purpose of getting to both sides of the shaft, and he should have taken advantage of it.