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Surname
ROGERS
Forename
Charles
Day
08
Month
05
Year
1911
Age
27
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Hillhouserigg
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Baton Collieries Ltd
Location
Shotts
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased had just gone into one of his working places to strip machine cut coal left over from the day shift. He was alone at time of accident, but from the position in which he was discovered, it is thought he sat down to rest, when a large stone suddenly fell on him, causing death instantly.