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Surname
TORRANCE
Forename
James
Day
27
Month
03
Year
1920
Age
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Westwood, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Scottish Oils Ltd
Location
West Calder
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
27 March 1920: Shale Miner Killed At West Calder - On Saturday a shale miner named James Torrance, residing at Livingstone, was killed in Westwood shale pit, belonging to the Scottish Oils (Ltd.). He was at work underground, when a stone fell from the roof of the workings and struck him on the back. [Scotsman 29 March 1920] FAI record - James Torrance, miner's drawer, The Place, Livingston, died on 27 March 1920 in No.1 Westwood Shale Pit, Livingston Parish, Linlithgowshire, when a quantity of shale fell upon him. NAS Reference: SC41/13/1920/8