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Surname
WAUGH
Forename
Peter
Day
30
Month
04
Year
1908
Age
22
Occupation
Bottomer
Mine/Quarry Name
Donibristle
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Donibristle
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
Deceased worked at a mid seam. On finishing for the day he was stepping on to the cage to be raised to the surface when the engineman apparently in a moment of forgetfulness moved the cage away, without seeing that the gate indicator was showing "Gate open," and he was crushed against the shaft side, falling to the bottom.