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Surname
SWAN
Forename
James
Day
24
Month
12
Year
1922
Age
47
Occupation
Repairer
Mine/Quarry Name
Calderhead, No.4
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Shotts Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Shotts
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Falls in Mine (b) Falls of Roof – He was preparing to put timber in between timbers that showed signs of weight, when further weight came on, snapped the bars, buried him in debris, and forced his face into the mud of the road. Death was due to suffocation.