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Surname
WASTON
Forename
William
Day
12
Month
11
Year
1912
Age
39
Occupation
Shaftsman
Mine/Quarry Name
Whitrigg, No.5 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
R. Forrester & Co. Ltd
Location
Whitburn
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
He was engaged removing some pipes in the shaft when he fell off the scaffold, consisting of a single 9in. by 3in. plank, into the sump, a distance of 32 fathoms, and was killed instantly.