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- Surname
- BROWNLEE
- Forename
- Robert
- Day
- 22
- Month
- 01
- Year
- 1901
- Age
- 59
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Mine/Quarry Name
- Carmuir
- Mineral Worked
- Coal
- Owner
- Carmuir Coal Co. Ltd
- Location
- Larbert
- County
- Stirlingshire
- Details of Event
- Deceased and another were shifting forward some loaded trucks to clear the taillye at a screen deceased being at the left rear buffers. The truck under the screen being fully load the screenman removed the trig and permitted it to gravitate forward meantime giving his attention to trigging up the succeeding empty trucks in the proper position. The loaded truck moved further than he anticipated overtook the others, and crushed the deceased against the buffers. He died almost instantly.
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