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Surname
SHILLINGLAW
Forename
Henry
Day
30
Month
10
Year
1913
Age
38
Occupation
Shaftsman
Mine/Quarry Name
Niddrie, No.13 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Gilmerton
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
He went 30 feet down the shift in the cage for the purpose of measuring the length of a damaged pump rod in order to made to replace it. When opposite the joint of the rod in question he stepped out of the cage on to a bunton which had been placed across the shaft for several years, when it collapsed and he fell to the bottom of the shaft a distance of 125 fathoms, and was instantly killed. The bunton to a casual examination appeared to be sound but if it had been tested with a hammer or other tool it would have been found to be rotten and incapable of bearing any weight. It was deceased’s duty to make the statutory examinations in this shaft.