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Surname
WHITELAW
Forename
George
Day
09
Month
10
Year
1900
Age
69
Occupation
Watchman
Mine/Quarry Name
Overwood Mine
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
Baird & Stevenson
Location
Stonehouse
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased appears to have been refilling a naphtha lamp from a barrel while the lamp was burning and an ignition of naphtha took place burning him about the legs. He died 13 days afterwards.