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Surname
ALLISON
Forename
Archibald
Day
19
Month
07
Year
1922
Age
18
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Grasshill, Nos 1 & 2 Pits
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Glenbuck
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
20 July 1922: Glenbuck – Fatal Accident – At Grasshill Pit, Glenbuck, belonging to Messrs Wm Baird & Co Ltd, a fatal accident befell Archibald Allison, 18, residing with his parents at Grasshill Row, Glenbuck. While at work Allison was caught by a runaway hutch and severely injured. He was removed to Kilmarnock Infirmary where he succumbed. [Hamilton Advertiser 22 July 1922] Haulage Accidents (b) Run over or crushed by trams or tubs – He was employed as a wheelman on a cousie brae. An empty tub, becoming detached from the brae chain, ran into him, inflicting injuries from which he died about 16 hours later. Newspaper Report - Muirkirk pages