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Surname
RICHARDSON
Forename
Frank
Day
14
Month
02
Year
1923
Age
20
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Letham, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Carron Co.
Location
Airth
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
14 February 1923: Pit Accident at Falkirk - Frank Richardson (20), a miner's drawer, who resides at Carronshore, was seriously injured yesterday in Carron Company's No.1 Pit, Letham Colliery, near Falkirk. Richardson was drawing a loaded hutch along a road when a stone weighing 1 1/2 cwt. fell from the roof on to his head, pinning him to the pavement. He was removed to Falkirk District Infirmary. [Scotsman 10 February 1923] Fatal Result of Pit Accident - A miner's drawer, Frank Richardson (20), residing at Carronshore, succumbed in Falkirk District Infirmary yesterday to injuries sustained last Friday in No.1 Pit, Letham Colliery near Falkirk. Richardson was drawing loaded hutch along a road when a stone weighing 1 1/2 cwt. fell from the roof on to his head, pinning him to the ground. [Scotsman 15 February 1923]