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Surname
PROVAN
Forename
James
Day
27
Month
09
Year
1922
Age
59
Occupation
Shale Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Pumpherston, No.4 Mine
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Pumpherston Oil Co. Ltd
Location
Uphall
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
Falls in Mine (b) Falls of Roof – He was working alone in the first break into a pillar of a stooping section in a steep working. Since he did not appear at the surface at stopping time he was searched for and discovered lying dead in his working place. Death was due to dislocation of the neck probably caused by a small fall of shale from the roof causing him to overbalance and fall down the steep working. James Provan, miner, Mayfield Cottage, Uphall Station, died on 27 September 1922 in No.4 Shale Mine, Pumpherston, Uphall Parish, Linlithgowshire, when a quantity of shale fell upon him. NAS Reference: SC41/13/1922/17