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Surname
RITCHIE
Forename
George
Day
02
Month
11
Year
1906
Age
35
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Lochside
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lochside Coal & Fireclay Co.
Location
Townhill
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
The blaes in the openings of the old stoop and room workings is worked for the purpose of making bricks, and while deceased was shovelling, an overhanging piece of the blaes fell and fatally crushed him. The part did not seem to be sufficiently timbered.