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Surname
WATSON
Forename
Daniel
Day
04
Month
09
Year
1911
Age
36
Occupation
Foreman
Mine/Quarry Name
Auchlochan
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Caprington & Auchlochan Collieries Ltd
Location
Coalburn
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
He was assisting another man to push a roll of washing riddle over the front of a loft when one of the wires caught his jacket, knocked him off his balance and threw him over on to the floor 11 feet below. He received injuries to his head from which he died on the 13th.