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Surname
PRINGLE
Forename
James
Day
05
Month
12
Year
1916
Age
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Quarter, No.8 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
United Collieries Ltd
Location
Quarter
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
5 December 1916: A distressing fatality occurred yesterday morning to a pithead worker at No.8 Quarter Pit, of the United Collieries Limited. James Pringle, a middle aged workman was caught in the machinery and was so severely injured that he died soon after being extricated. He was married and resided at Plotcock in the parish of Hamilton. [Hamilton Herald 6 December 1916]