Full Details

Surname

STEWART

Forename

Robert

Day

27

Month

08

Year

1912

Age

25

Occupation

Wheeler

Mine/Quarry Name

Lochgelly, Nellie Pit

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co. Ltd

Location

Lochgelly

County

Fifeshire

Details of Event

He had just attached an empty tub to the chain at the foot of a cut chain brae when a D link or muzzle in the chain caught in a rail and broke. The empty tub ran back and struck deceased. No jocks were used.