Full Details

Surname

TURTLE

Forename

Samuel

Day

31

Month

05

Year

1909

Age

37

Occupation

Miner

Mine/Quarry Name

Roman Camp

Mineral Worked

Oil Shale

Owner

Broxburn Oil Co. Ltd

Location

Broxburn

County

Linlithgowshire

Details of Event

Some mineral fell from the face and slid down a very steep gradient, throwing out several props in its descent, one of which struck deceased and threw him against an upright prop, causing injuries to which he succumbed two days later.