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Surname
PETRIE
Forename
John
Day
19
Month
10
Year
1927
Age
28
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Cults Lime Works
Mineral Worked
Limestone
Owner
Cults Lime
Location
Pitlessie
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
19 October 1927: Cults Mining Fatality.—A fall of lime at Cults Lime Works yesterday resulted in one miner being killed and another severely injured. John Petrie (28), miner, who was killed, was married, and leaves a widow and two children, William Lindsay , the second man involved in the accident, was convoyed to Dundee Royal Infirmary, suffering from a broken left thigh, head injuries, and shock. It is estimated that over five tons of stone and metal fell. Over 80 men are employed at Cults Lime Works, which are on the estate of Lord Cochrane of Cults, and are about five miles from Cupar. About 20 of the men are employed underground . Lindsay's occupation was that of filling the waggons, while the actual cutting operations were carried out by Petrie. It is impossible to foretell a fall of this kind. In coal mines there are generally loud cracks, which frequently give the men tim to make their escape. In this case, however, the roof would fall without the slightest warning. When the fall took place, Petrie was jammed by a hugs stone against the side of the level. [Scotsman 20 October 1927]