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Surname
TAYLOR
Forename
John
Day
19
Month
02
Year
1918
Age
30
Occupation
Machineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Bent
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bent Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Hamilton
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
19 February 1918: Colliery Fatality - As the result of injuries received at his work in Bent Colliery on Monday, John Taylor, 30, machineman, Eddlewood House, Hamilton, died in the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, yesterday afternoon. The coal cutter at which deceased was working “kicked” and he was jammed against the coal face. He was extricated with some difficulty, and after having been attended by Dr Steele, was removed to the Infirmary. [The Lanarkshire, Incorporating the Hamilton Herald 20 February 1918]