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Surname
RODGER
Forename
William
Day
28
Month
09
Year
1930
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Michael
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wemyss Coal Co. Ltd
Location
East Wemyss
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
28 September 1930: Fife Mining Fatality - William Rodger, 55 College Street, Buckhaven, died in Wemyss Hospital as the result of injuries sustained in a blasting accident in the Michael colliery. He had set two charges. There was an explosion, and thinking the shots had fired simultaneously he went forward to the seam, just as the second shot went off. He was terribly injured about the head and chest, and his condition was serious from the first. [Scotsman 30 September 1930]