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Surname
CAIRNS
Forename
John
Day
23
Month
05
Year
1939
Age
30
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Easton
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Bathgate
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
23 May 1939: Fatal Roof Fall In Bathgate Mine - As the result of a fall of material from the roof in Easton Pit, Bathgate, owned by William Baird & Co., Ltd., John Cairns (30), brusher, 16 Moorlands, Addiewell, was killed instantly. The fall occurred while Cairns was building a "pack," and he was struck on the head by a stone. [Scotsman 25 May 1939]