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Surname
TURTLE
Forename
Samuel
Day
31
Month
05
Year
1909
Age
37
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Roman Camp
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Broxburn Oil Co. Ltd
Location
Broxburn
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
Some mineral fell from the face and slid down a very steep gradient, throwing out several props in its descent, one of which struck deceased and threw him against an upright prop, causing injuries to which he succumbed two days later.