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Surname
STRUTH
Forename
James
Day
24
Month
06
Year
1924
Age
Occupation
Shale Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Deans, No.5 Mine
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Pumpherston Oil Co. Ltd
Location
Deans
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
24 June 1924: Shale Miner Killed - Yesterday morning a shale miner named James Struth lost his life by an accident in Deans Mine, Livingstone, belonging to Scottish Oils (Ltd.) Struth had prepared a shot, and was in the act of getting into safety when the shot went off, and he was struck by the debris. He was so severely injured that he died soon after the accident. [Scotsman 25 June 1924] James Struth, shale miner, 63 Seafield Rows, by Bathgate, died on 24 June 1924 in No. 5 Shale Mine, Deans, Bathgate Parish, Linlithgowshire, when he was struck on the back of his head by a piece of shale. NAS Reference: SC41/13/1924/10