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Surname
WADDELL
Forename
Thomas
Day
29
Month
01
Year
1938
Age
35
Occupation
Coal Stripper
Mine/Quarry Name
Rosie
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wemyss Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Buckhaven
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
29 January 1938: Tragedy of Toil At Coal Face - Thomas Waddell (35), coal stripper, Kennoway Road, Windygates, was killed, by a fall of coal in Rosie Colliery, East Wemyss, on Saturday night. Waddell was working at a coal face when there was a sudden burst, and about six tons of coal collapsed on top of him. Two workmates, after digging frantically to extricate him, found that their efforts were in vain. Waddell was dead when uncovered, and his injuries were so severe that death must have been almost instantaneous. He is survived by his wife and a family of two. [Scotsman 31 January 1938]