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Surname
SMITH
Forename
James
Day
16
Month
05
Year
1907
Age
43
Occupation
Pitheadman
Mine/Quarry Name
Kippsbyre
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Strain Brothers
Location
Airdrie
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
When the cage arrived at the surface, deceased found the tub fast by reason of the coupling link having caught on the cage and he got round behind to relieve it, and shouted to the engineman to raise, but the latter took it to mean that all was right and began to lower deceased was carried down the shaft and seriously injured. He succumbed to his injuries eight months after.