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Surname
WALKER
Forename
James
Day
23
Month
05
Year
1913
Age
32
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Lumphinnans, No.11 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
Deceased was talking to the miner when a piece of coal fell off at an exposed back across the working face and fatally crushed him against a plop. The seam was 4ft. 7.5in thick in all, and the dip 1 in 4. No rances or sprags had been set against the hanging coal.