Full Details

Surname

SMITH

Forename

John

Day

23

Month

09

Year

1913

Age

47

Occupation

Miner

Mine/Quarry Name

Hamilton Palace

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Bent Colliery Co. Ltd

Location

Bothwell

County

Lanarkshire

Details of Event

Deceased was taking down coal, and when it was ready to fall he stepped back to a position in which he thought he would he clear. The coal as it fell displaced a long prop he had set on the previous day, and the end of it struck him violently on the upper part of the abdomen. It was not thought he was seriously injured, but he afterwards had to be removed to the infirmary and died next day.