Full Details

Surname

BARRIE

Forename

William

Day

20

Month

09

Year

1902

Age

45

Occupation

Ostler

Mine/Quarry Name

Belhaven

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

United Collieries Ltd

Location

Wishaw

County

Lanarkshire

Details of Event

Deceased was turning off the water supply used for the stables and obtained from the main rising column of pipe in the shaft when he accidentally fell into the shaft to the bottom a distance of 22.25 fathoms.