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Surname
CAMPBELL
Forename
George
Day
22
Month
10
Year
1913
Age
22
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Niddrie, No.12 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Gilmerton
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
A miner had bored a hole 3 feet long into the coal in the middle of a place next to the roof in was lying seam, and he was charging it with his naked light in his cap, and was reaching over for his stemmer, on the opposite side of the place, when his light caught the explosive and exploded it. He was badly burned and fell part of the way down the steep road. He died two days.