Full Details

Surname

BELL

Forename

John

Day

12

Month

08

Year

1912

Age

58

Occupation

Roadsman

Mine/Quarry Name

Hamilton Palace

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Bent Colliery Co. Ltd

Location

Bothwell

County

Lanarkshire

Details of Event

Deceased was redding a road through an old gob road, when a large piece of rock, 3 feet by 6 feet long by 4 feet thick fell from the roof on to him. From the appearance of the place after the accident it seemed that more timber should have been set under the stone.