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Surname
PLACIDO
Forename
Carmen
Day
02
Month
08
Year
1919
Age
24
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Woolmet
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Portobello
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
2 August 1919: Fatal accident at Woolmet Colliery - A miner named Carmen Placido (24), son of Angelo Placido, was killed while at work in Woolmet colliery, Millerhill, on Saturday by a fall of material from the mine roof. He only lately resumed work in the pit after serving in the Army for three years. He leaves a widow and child [Scotsman 4 August 1919]