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Surname
BROWN
Forename
David
Day
27
Month
02
Year
1914
Age
18
Occupation
Filler and Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Blairenbathie
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
He, with another youth, was coming up a cut chain brae after placing a derailed tub on the road when a single tub brae above was running. The up-going empty caught the side, and the sudden strain drew the wheel tree out allowing the full and empty tubs to run back. The empty tub was stopped by a man on the bench, but the full tub, breaking the oak swinging block, struck the two youths. Deceased was uppermost and was killed on the spot, but the other youth was very little hurt. The inclination of the brae was 1 in 3. There was evidence of considerable rubbing at the place on the side where the up-going empty tub struck showing that other tubs had previously been caught there. If the place had been reported by the fireman and repaired, the accident would have been avoided.