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Surname
WHITTON
Forename
William
Day
19
Month
08
Year
1912
Age
17
Occupation
Hanger-On
Mine/Quarry Name
Kinglassie
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kinglassie
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
The rope of a cousie had got out of the wheel five men were trying to case up the full hutches to take the weight off the rope when a fall occurred, killing the two men. Two others were slightly injured. 2 killed.