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Surname
BOYCE
Forename
Joseph
Day
16
Month
02
Year
1924
Age
56
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Gateside, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Flemington Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cambuslang
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
16 February 1924: Pit Accident At Cambuslang – One Killed; Another Injured - Early on Saturday morning an accident took place in Gateside Colliery, No.2, Cambuslang, which is owned by the Flemington Coal Company (Ltd.) As a result of the accident one miner was killed and another was injured. It appears that the two men who were employed as borers, were engaged driving a "stone mine," and had set a number of shots. In the belief that all had fired, they returned to examine the effect, with the result that one of the shots, which had held fire, came away in blast, and the two men received the full force of the explosion. Joseph Boyce (56), married, who resided at Buchanan Square, Silverbanks, Cambuslang, was killed outright, having received terrible injuries to the head and chest, and his right arm was practically torn away. Arthur Donnelly (51), single, who resides at Westburn Rows, Westburn, Cambuslang, was injured about the head, with serious injuries to the eyes. He was conveyed to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. [Scotsman 18 February 1924]