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Surname
WHYTE
Forename
John
Day
08
Month
07
Year
1903
Age
19
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Muirbeath
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Henry Ness & Co. Ltd
Location
Dunfermline
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
Deceased was sitting at the foot of a cut chain brae dipping 1 in 3.75 while a loaded tub was being run down. The chain broke owing to the rivet of a splicing link giving way and the full tub struck deceased killing him instantly.