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Surname
SCOTT
Forename
John
Day
01
Month
05
Year
1913
Age
69
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Pumpherston, No.5
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Pumpherston Oil Co. Ltd
Location
Uphall
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
He was holing in the shale when a piece above, which had been loosened by the shale being taken out, fell from between two smooth joints, previously unseen, and struck him on the legs. He died ten hours later from shock.