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Surname
WAITUKAITIS
Forename
Andrus
Day
20
Month
10
Year
1915
Age
24
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Bothwell Park
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Bothwell
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
20 October 1915: Bellshill Colliery Fatality - While Andrus Waitukaitis, miner, residing 30 Main Street, Bellshill was, after completion his shift, returning on Wednesday along the roadway of one the sections in Bothwell Park Colliery, belonging to Messrs William Baird and Co., a large stone fell from the roof, crushing him to the ground. He was immediately conveyed to the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, where he died soon after admission. He was 24, and was married. [Hamilton Advertiser 23 October 1915]