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Surname
SHARKEY
Forename
William
Day
02
Month
12
Year
1926
Age
Occupation
Shale Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Westwood
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Scottish Oils Ltd
Location
West Calder
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
William Sharkey, shale miner, 21 Dedridge Rows, Mid Calder, died on 2 December 1926 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on 30 November 1926 in Westwood Shale Pit, Livingston Parish, West Lothian, when a cartridge of gunpowder exploded prematurely. NAS Reference: SC41/13/1926/16