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Surname
WILSON
Forename
William
Day
30
Month
01
Year
1903
Age
24
Occupation
Bottomer
Mine/Quarry Name
Motherwell
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Watson Ltd
Location
Motherwell
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased was bottomer at the upper of two mid landings. He had signalled away a cage containing a man who was descending to pit bottom and as the same cage was re-ascending he erroneously assumed that it was being brought back to him prematurely raised the gate which fenced the shaft and pushed towards a loaded tub falling with it to pit bottom a distance of 46 fathoms.