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Surname
SHEARER
Forename
Robert
Day
29
Month
07
Year
1912
Age
15
Occupation
Miner’s Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Killochan
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Killochan Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Dailly
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
He was shovelling coals at the working face when, without warning, a large, area of roof collapsed, throwing out props and destroying wooden pillars and buildings. In trying to escape along with other men he was caught and killed instantly. The accident was due to the faulty method in which the seam to be worked was laid off.