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Surname
TAYLOR
Forename
Patrick
Day
05
Month
06
Year
1927
Age
23
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Lauchope
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lauchope Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Holytown
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
5 June 1927: Holytown – Fatal Mine Accident – Patrick Taylor, 32, a miner residing in Main Street, Holytown, died on Sunday in Glasgow Royal Infirmary, from injuries sustained by a fall from the roof in Lauchope Coal Mine, of the Lauchope Coal Co. He had been crawling through a low part of the workings near the face when a heavy stone crushed him to the pavement, inflicting severe abdominal injuries. [Hamilton Advertiser 11 June 1927]