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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.