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Surname
SCOTT
Forename
David
Day
09
Month
03
Year
1929
Age
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Glencraig
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wilson's & Clyde Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Lochgelly
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
9 March 1929: Glencraig Colliery Accident - In an accident which occurred in the Glassee section of the Glencraig Colliery, David Scott, son of the underground manager, Mr Scott, Glencraig house, was seriously injured. Whilst engaged in his duties as fireman preparing explosives in a shot-hole for blasting, he was caught and crushed by an unexpected fall of roof in the vicinity. He was conveyed home by ambulance. [Dunfermline Journal 9 March 1929]