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Surname
TWEEDIE
Forename
John
Day
04
Month
07
Year
1913
Age
24
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Wishaw, Heathery Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Glasgow Iron & Steel Co. Ltd
Location
Wishaw
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
He had drilled and cleaned a shot hole, and taken the powder out of his tin to make up a charge when a spark from the lamp on his cap ignited the powder, and he was burned on his hands and forearms. He succumbed to his injuries on the 15th July.