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Surname
WALKER
Forename
John
Day
07
Month
08
Year
1913
Age
24
Occupation
Haulage Hand
Mine/Quarry Name
Roman Camp, No.3 Mine
Mineral Worked
Oil Shale
Owner
Broxburn Oil Co Ltd
Location
Broxburn
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
He had entered a cut-chain brae to find the cause of a stoppage, and was caught by a runaway full hutch. The hutch had been off the rails and became uncoupled as the men were lifting it on again.