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Surname
PURVIS
Forename
Thomas
Day
07
Month
01
Year
1914
Age
23
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Shettleston
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Mount Vernon Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Shettleston
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased had moved a loaded tub when passing to go down a slope road. He had expected it to rest but it moved slowly and overtook him when he had gone 17 yards; in trying to escape, his head came into violent contact with the side of the moving tub and his neck was broken. The tub was not moving fast as it had a sprag in one of the wheels, and a man beside him easily stopped it with his hands.