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Surname
YUILLE
Forename
John
Day
22
Month
12
Year
1913
Age
63
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Garriongill, No.12 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Coltness Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Wishaw
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
He was filling coal against the brushing face at the top of a heading, rising about 1 in 6, when a large mass of the brushing, which was post, about 4 feet 6 inches thick, and weighing probably 15 tons, fell without any warning. One large stone rolled over on him, and the left arm, which was inside the Iron hutch, was almost severed. He died in the ambulance wagon on the way to the hospital about two and a half hours later.