Full Details

Surname

CHRISTIE

Forename

William

Day

16

Month

11

Year

1911

Age

65

Occupation

Fireman

Mine/Quarry Name

Pencaitland

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Woodall Coal Co. Ltd

Location

Pencaitland

County

Haddingtonshire

Details of Event

Fall of roof in stoop road near face. Deceased while acting as Fireman was laying rails a road among stooping work when without warning, two tons of the rock roof fell upon him. The stone fell from between two breaks which were not visible before the accident.