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Surname
SUMMERS
Forename
Alexander
Day
22
Month
11
Year
1937
Age
56
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Kames
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bairds & Dalmellington Ltd
Location
Muirkirk
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
22 November 1937: Alexander Summers (66), a miner, residing at Hedgegrove, Muirkirk, was crushed by a fall of stone from the roof in Kames Colliery, Muirkirk. He was conveyed to the ambulance room at the pithead, and died about an hour later. [Scotsman 24 Nov 1937] Muirkirk – Mining Fatality – On Monday night near the close of the afternoon shift, Alexander Summers (56 years of age) was buried by a fall from the roof in Kames Colliery. He was alive when extricated by his fellow workers, but only lived a short time after being brought to the pithead. Deceased was unmarried and had been in this district for 34 years. [Hamilton Advertiser 27 November 1937]