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Surname
SNEDDON
Forename
John
Day
04
Month
09
Year
1969
Age
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Castlehill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
National Coal Board
Location
Blairhall
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
John Sneddon, coal miner, 46 Balbedie Avenue, Lochore, Fife, died on 4 Sep 1969 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on 30 Aug 1969 at Upper Hirst Scheme, Castlehill Mine, Bogside, Parish of Culross, Fife, when he was struck by 100 feet of metal piping which had fallen from the wall"