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Surname
PINKERTON
Forename
John
Day
10
Month
06
Year
1907
Age
21
Occupation
Bencher
Mine/Quarry Name
Newcraighall
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Newcraighall
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Deceased’s duties were to attend to the tubs at an incline top and run them by means of a wheel with brake attached. A rake was set in motion and on this roadway the descending loaded tubs collided with this ascending empty tubs, the result being that the wheel and apparatus connected with it were thrown out and deceased was struck with wheel tree and instantly killed.