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Surname
WRIGHT
Forename
James
Day
22
Month
01
Year
1913
Age
50
Occupation
Dirt Runner
Mine/Quarry Name
Holytown
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Nimmo & Co. Ltd
Location
Holytown
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Deceased was crossing the main line for empty wagons on his way to the pithead, when a locomotive, belonging to the Caledonian Railway Co., caught him, and the engine with 5 wagons passed over and killed him. He was blind in his left eye and the train approached from that side.