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Surname
BUCHANAN
Forename
David
Day
06
Month
12
Year
1934
Age
34
Occupation
Battery-Loco Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
Lindsay
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
6 December 1934: Fife Miner Fatally Injured - David Buchanan, a widower, 34 years of age, who resided at Sunnyside Cottages, Blairadam, lost his life in the Lindsay Pit, Kelty, yesterday. He was the driver of a battery locomotive underground and his death was caused through being crushed at the main ventilation door. [Scotsman 7 December 1934]