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Surname
CAIN
Forename
John
Day
29
Month
09
Year
1922
Age
51
Occupation
Repairer
Mine/Quarry Name
Stane
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Kepplehill Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Shotts
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Falls in Mine (b) Falls of Roof – He was completely buried and suffocated before he could be released from underneath a fall of three tons of fakes and fireclay. The fall occurred as he was passing along the road. Newspaper report - Shotts pages [Correct name is John Johnston]