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Surname
PRATT
Forename
John
Day
04
Month
07
Year
1936
Age
58
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Lochore, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Lochore
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
4 July 1936: Fife Pit Fatality - John Pratt (58), a brusher, who resided at 23 Montrose Street, Lochore, died in the Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital on Saturday morning as the result of injuries received the previous night in an accident at No.2 Pit, Lochore Colliery. His hand was caught between the belting and pulley of a conveyor, and, before the machinery could be stopped, his arm was dragged in. [Scotsman 6 July 1936]