Full Details

Surname

WHITE

Forename

Alexander

Day

09

Month

05

Year

1902

Age

26

Occupation

Miner

Mine/Quarry Name

Dalzell & Broomside

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Wishaw Coal Co. Ltd

Location

Motherwell

County

Lanarkshire

Details of Event

Deceased was repairing a face building in a longwall working 4ft 6ins in height when a mass of coal and blaes 12ft. in length and 2ft 2in. in thickness suddenly came away and fell upon him killing him instantly. The coal was said to have been gibbed but for a distance of 8 yd. above the fallen coal the face was found standing partially holed and entirely without gibs.