Full Details
- Surname
- RITCHIE
- Forename
- William
- Day
- 10
- Month
- 01
- Year
- 1947
- Age
- 39
- Occupation
- Miner
- Mine/Quarry Name
- Burngrange, Nos 1 & 2 (Oil Shale)
- Mineral Worked
- Oil Shale
- Owner
- Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co. Ltd
- Location
- West Calder
- County
- Edinburghshire
- Details of Event
- Explosion of firedamp ignited by a flame acetylene lamp. 15 killed.
