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Surname
WRIGHT
Forename
William
Day
08
Month
10
Year
1909
Age
29
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Lindsay
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kelty
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
Deceased and a number of other men were on their way in to their working places in the morning, and were travelling down a 1 in 3 dook, when a rake of empties was pushed over by an unauthorised person at the top In endeavouring to get into manholes deceased fell and had his skull fractured and two others were injured. It was alleged that they were all riding in the tubs but there was no proof of this at the Fatal Accidents Injury.