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Surname
REID
Forename
George
Day
22
Month
08
Year
1907
Age
61
Occupation
Engine-Keeper
Mine/Quarry Name
Herdshill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Coltness Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Wishaw
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased was employed as engineman at a shaft only used for lowering timber. The shaft is boxed at the surface up to a higher level. The cage had been lowered to the bottom, and deceased came to the lower level in order to dug a tub of debris on to the cage to raise it to the higher level, and opening the door which fenced the shaft he pushed the tub forward forgetting the cage was not there, and he and it were precipitated to the bottom a distance of 46 fathoms.