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Surname
SUTHERLAND
Forename
Daniel Tennant
Day
25
Month
02
Year
1919
Age
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Woolmet
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Portobello
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
Woolmet Edinburgh February 25th - A haulage motor having refused to start, the fireman opened the door of the switch-box to see if anything was wrong, and deceased, who was standing by him, suddenly put his hand into the box, and touching the live terminals, was electrocuted. [From Mines & Quarries General Report with Statistics for 1919 By HM Chief Inspector of Mines, Table of fatal accidents due to use of electricity in and about mines] Name from Register of FAI