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Surname
TAYLOR
Forename
John
Day
16
Month
07
Year
1906
Age
19
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Muiredge
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wemyss Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Buckhaven
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
Deceased was leaving the horse lye with an empty tub when he was seized with a fit of coughing and fell forward on his knees and shortly afterwards he died. At the inquiry subsequently held, one doctor stated deceased’s neck was broken, while another stated positively it was not. Deceased met no injury in the mine.