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Surname
THOMSON
Forename
John Jnr
Day
05
Month
05
Year
1925
Age
26
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Brownlee, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wilson's & Clyde Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Law
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Married. Information from the Inspectors of Mines - 1925: Overwinding The only accident involving more than one death was an overwind at Brownlee No. 2 Pit, Lanark, on 5th May. A formal investigation was held by Mr. H. Walker, C.B.E., H.M. Chief Inspector of Mines, into the circumstances of this accident and his report has been published. It is unnecessary therefore to say more here than that the winding engineman started the cage containing four men from the pit bank level in the wrong direction, the overwind preventer failed to stop the cage, the detaching hook failed to support it, and the men were dashed to death at the bottom of the shaft. Mr. Walker's report, with its valuable recommendations, should be in the possession of every Colliery Manager and Colliery Engineer.