Full Details

Surname

TWEEDIE

Forename

John

Day

04

Month

07

Year

1913

Age

24

Occupation

Miner

Mine/Quarry Name

Wishaw, Heathery Pit

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Glasgow Iron & Steel Co. Ltd

Location

Wishaw

County

Lanarkshire

Details of Event

He had drilled and cleaned a shot hole, and taken the powder out of his tin to make up a charge when a spark from the lamp on his cap ignited the powder, and he was burned on his hands and forearms. He succumbed to his injuries on the 15th July.