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Surname
CAMPBELL
Forename
Robert
Day
19
Month
04
Year
1922
Age
53
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Earnock
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Watson Ltd
Location
Hamilton
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Falls in Mine (b) Falls of Roof – Deceased was working at the face of the first 12 ft. lift which had only advanced some 3 ft. from a 10 ft. skirting which had been carried along a stoop in course of extraction. Without warning a heavy fall occurred along the length of the face, and some 6ft. Wide. The fall came out from between two weight breaks. The timber was run out and buried. Deceased was extricated within half an hour but had been suffocated. The place was inspected by a fireman within an hour of the accident and reported safe.