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Surname
CAMPBELL
Forename
Robert
Day
26
Month
05
Year
1922
Age
18
Occupation
Sinker
Mine/Quarry Name
Polkemmet
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Dixon Ltd
Location
Whitburn
County
Linlithgowshire
Details of Event
Falling from part way down – Cage guides were being fitted in No 1 shaft after completion of the sinking. Deceased, in order to tighten up a bolt more conveniently, attempted to spring on to a bunton, but was caught by the plumb line and fell 180ft into the sump. The scaffold on which he was working was not provided with a fence. The use of safety belts would probably have prevented the accident.