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Surname
WAUGH
Forename
James
Day
09
Month
09
Year
1913
Age
34
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Broomrigg, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Banknock Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bonnybridge
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
When laying out the haulage rope of an electrically driven Coal Cutter the current was switched on to the machine and through defective insulation the machine became alive. The earthing system to some water pipes was not sufficient to deal with the leakage, and deceased was killed on the spot. Several other men also received shocks.