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Surname
WILSON
Forename
Thomas
Day
20
Month
12
Year
1922
Age
60
Occupation
Bottomer
Mine/Quarry Name
Gateside
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Flemington Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cambuslang
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Falling from part way down – He was unloading long props from the cage at a mid-shaft inset. To facilitate the removal of props he had the cage raised about 4 ft above the inset level. As he was removing the last prop he slipped, overbalanced and fell past the side of the cage into the shaft. He fell a distance of 189ft and was instantly killed. The props could have been safely removed without raising the cage above the level of the inset.