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Surname
WOOD
Forename
Thomas
Day
18
Month
09
Year
1930
Age
Occupation
Machineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Barony
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bairds & Dalmellington Ltd
Location
Auchinleck
County
Ayrshire
Details of Event
18 September 1930: Pit Accident At Cumnock - Thomas Woods, machineman, Highhouse Rows, Auchinleck, met with an accident in Barony Colliery early yesterday morning. He was caught by the picks of a coal-cutting machine, and one of his legs severed. He was removed to Ayr County Hospital, where an operation was performed, and it was found necessary to amputate his other leg. [Scotsman 19 September 1930]