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Surname
WALKER
Forename
William
Day
12
Month
12
Year
1914
Age
44
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Garthamlock
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Steel Co. of Scotland Ltd
Location
Garthamlock
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
He was holing his coal when, without warning, the roof fell upon him killing him instantly. The roof fell away from between the "vees" of a hitch and lypes which were unseen, and, in falling, threw out the roof supports.