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Surname
SHARP
Forename
John
Day
27
Month
07
Year
1939
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Dam Mine (Shewalton No.7 Pit)
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
A. Kenneth & Sons Ltd
Location
Irvine
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
27 July 1939: Miners Seriously Burned - Three miners were seriously burned yesterday in the Dam Mine, near Irvine, as the result of an explosion. The injured men are:- Andrew Haggerty, of Springside, Kilmarnock; Thomas Kelty, of Gatehead, near Kilmarnock; and John Sharp, of Townholm, Kilmarnock. Following the accident the remainder of the shift left off work for the day. [Scotsman 28 July 1939] Two Miners Dead - Explosion in Ayrshire Pit – Burning Injuries - An explosion which occurred on Thursday in the Dam Mine, near Irvine, has resulted in the death of two miners, Three men were severely burned, and two of them, John Sharp, 29 Harriet Road, Townholm, Kilmarnock, and Andrew Haggerty, 19 Kirkland Terrace, Springside, near Irvine, succumbed to their injuries in Kilmarnock Infirmary yesterday. The third man, Thomas Kiltie, 7 Knockinview, Gatehead, remains in much the same condition as when he was admitted to the Infirmary. The explosion occurred at the coal face in a small section of Shewalton No.7 Pit, belonging to A. Kenneth & Sons. It is a mine driven from the surface, and the men walked to their working places. The accident occurred in the early hours of Thursday morning when the night shift men were on duty. The three injured men received the full blast of the explosion and sustained severe burning injuries. Their workmates in the mine immediately went to their assistance and helped them to the surface. The remainder of the men in the pit ceased work for the rest of the shift, but the working of the colliery was not affected, and the day shift men were there to take up duty as usual. [Scotsman 29 July 1939]