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Surname
ROLLETT
Forename
William
Day
18
Month
04
Year
1930
Age
Occupation
Platelayer
Mine/Quarry Name
Kinneil
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Kinniel Cannel & Coking Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bo'ness
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
18 April 1930: Accident Ends Fatally - An accident to a platelayer at Kinneil Colliery, Bo'ness, on Friday afternoon, has proved fatal, the victim, William Rollett, 62 Castleloan, Bo'ness, having died in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Rollett, along with other workmen, had been assisting to restore a light engine on to the rails again, when the engine slipped and pinned down one of his legs. [Scotsman 21 April 1930]