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Surname
SANAGHAN
Forename
John
Day
19
Month
09
Year
1927
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Bowhill, No.1 Shaft
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Auchterderran
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
19 September 1927: Accident in the Pit – John Sanaghan, miner, Front Row, Cardenden, and employed in No 1 Pit, Bowhill Collieries, was severely injured on Monday afternoon. The injuries were caused by a runaway hutch, and the unfortunate man was badly cut about the forehead and bruised about the body. Receiving medical attention at the pithead, he was afterwards conveyed to his home. After being further examined he was removed to Kirkcaldy Hospital. [Dunfermline Journal 24 September 1927]