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Surname
THOMSON
Forename
James
Day
26
Month
02
Year
1906
Age
45
Occupation
Repairer
Mine/Quarry Name
Michael
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wemyss Coal Co. Ltd
Location
East Wemyss
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
Deceased and some others were repairing a steep heading which was worked as a chain brae. In order to get empty tubs to the place where repairs were being made a weighted tub was put on one end of the chain with the empty on the other, and both tubs were on the one line of rails causing the chain to cross and while the chain was in motion one link caught another, causing a break and tubs ran back and knocked out some timbers and the roof fell.