Full Details

Surname

WILSON

Forename

Malcolm

Day

09

Month

10

Year

1905

Age

28

Occupation

Miner

Mine/Quarry Name

Riddochhill

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Gavin Paul & Cons Ltd

Location

Bathgate

County

Linlithgowshire

Details of Event

Deceased with seven others was ascending the shaft after the day's work had finished carrying some picks with him and when some distance up he fell out of the cage. It is supposed that in attempting to save his picks which he had between his legs from falling into the shaft he overbalanced.