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Surname
ROBB
Forename
James
Day
11
Month
05
Year
1912
Age
35
Occupation
Jobber
Mine/Quarry Name
Newton, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Dunlop & Co. Ltd
Location
Cambuslang
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
The deceased, Robb, and the fireman proceeded to the bottom lye of the Splint Coal Dook, which is a safety lamp area, with naked lights on their caps, and ignited gas which had accumulated, causing an explosion. The deceased, Duffy, and his mates, who were at work in the section, heard the explosion and all of them rushed towards the pit bottom, and in doing so had to pass through the afterdamp, and all were overcome. The explosion was not violent, and coal dust took no part in it, as the roadway was very wet. 2 killed.