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Surname
SNEDDON
Forename
James
Day
11
Month
11
Year
1931
Age
23
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Kinneil, Furnace Yard Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Kinniel Cannel & Coking Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bo’ness
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
11 November 1931: Bo'ness Miner Killed By A “Fall” - James Sneddon (23), miner, 44 Castleloan. Bo'ness, was instantaneously killed while at work in the rise main coal section of Furnaceyard Pit yesterday forenoon. Without warning a large stone weighing over a ton came away from the roof, and hitting Sneddon on the shoulders, pinned him to the pavement. Four miners working in the vicinity rushed to the rescue, and after a struggle succeeded in raising the stone, and extricating the mangled body. [Scotsman 12 November 1931] NB Nephew Alexander Sneddon was killed 14 June 1940