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Surname
RISO
Forename
Mechelo
Day
21
Month
01
Year
1903
Age
30
Occupation
Waggon Trimmer
Mine/Quarry Name
Polton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lothian Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bonnyrigg
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Deceased was standing between two waggons probably taking shelter from a storm which stood five feet apart when two other waggons came down and striking the nearest sent it close up to the other and fatally crushed him. A workman who saw deceased's danger shouted to him but although he appeared to hear he stood until the waggons collided. He could neither speak nor understand the English language. He was Italian.