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Surname
PRINGLE
Forename
James
Day
07
Month
03
Year
1922
Age
21
Occupation
Miner's Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Arniston
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Arniston Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Gorebridge
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Haulage Accidents (b) Run over or crushed by trams or tubs – He was passing the foot of a steep branch road when he was crushed against the side of the road by a tub brought out by another drawer. His skull was fractured and he died almost immediately. Probably deceased thought he could get past in time and that the other drawer had full control of his tub.