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Surname
PURVIS
Forename
William
Day
07
Month
05
Year
1913
Age
19
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Aitken
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
He was getting down a piece of top coal with his pick, and the coal coming away more readily than he expected, he slipped forward and his left temple came into contact with the pick point. This caused a scratch which was so slight that deceased did not have it attended to for some days. Blood poisoning intervened, however, and he died on July 15th.