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Surname
ROBERTSON
Forename
John
Day
23
Month
03
Year
1908
Age
19
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Loanhead
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Shotts Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Loanhead
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Deceased worked in a bench off the carriage way, and he and a loaded tub fell to the bottom, a distance of 130ft. The inclination of the seam is 64 degrees and the tubs are run to and from the various benches by means of a carriage and back balance. He is supposed to have been at side of carriage way and the tub moved forward on him, and he was crushed and afterwards pushed over the bench.