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Surname
SNEDDON
Forename
James
Day
24
Month
05
Year
1905
Age
60
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Dunsyston
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Summerlee Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Airdrie
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased and his two sons were proceeding up an endless rope way after their day's work was finished when an empty tub slipped from the rope, and back struck deceased as it passed inflicting a severe flesh wound on his right leg. Blood poisoning. supervened a few days afterwards. The tubs were on the rope singly and held by Smallman clip and the "gabby' dropped out. The roadway dipped inbye 1 in 7.