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Surname
WILSON
Forename
Harry
Day
07
Month
03
Year
1902
Age
58
Occupation
Pit Bottomer
Mine/Quarry Name
Bankton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Forth Collieries Ltd
Location
Tranent
County
Haddingtonshire
Details of Event
The shaft is sunk to the three feet seam at 18 fathoms deep and the splint coal seam is cut at 13 fathoms. A gate fenced the shaft but was removed when coal was being 'dugged'. There were four planks provided to be placed across the shaft by the bottomer when dugging but deceased omitted to put these in. He descended from the surface after having supper and signalled the engineman to raise the cage which was done and cage rested 6 feet above the door heads. Deceased had apparently forgotten that the shaft was open and the cage not there as he pushed a loaded tub forward and was precipitated with it to the bottom.