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Surname
SPENCE
Forename
James
Day
23
Month
09
Year
1912
Age
20
Occupation
Dook Chain Runner
Mine/Quarry Name
Dunsyston
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Summerlee Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Airdrie
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
In running a rake on a self-acting incline, the deceased appears to have lost control and failed to apply the brake in time, with the result that the upcoming tubs ran against a post supporting the wheel, and he was fatally crushed. Deceased was the chainer on a dook haulage, and he, and the person in charge of the incline, agreed to change jobs without the consent of the officials.