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Surname
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Forename
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Day
NK
Month
NK
Year
1925
Age
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Townhead, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
United Collieries Ltd
Location
Carfin
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Information from the Mines Inspector's report - 1925: Roof fall at Townhead No.1 Colliery, Lanark, a miner was taking down coal at the face when suddenly he was buried and fatally injured by a fall of roof. A fault ran almost parallel to the face about 3 ft. away and the fall came from between the fault and a face break in the roof. Only bare trees were set without lids or straps. At a fault straps should have been used freely since lypes may be expected even if they are not visible.