Full Details

Surname

WILSON

Forename

William

Day

30

Month

01

Year

1903

Age

24

Occupation

Bottomer

Mine/Quarry Name

Motherwell

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

John Watson Ltd

Location

Motherwell

County

Lanarkshire

Details of Event

Deceased was bottomer at the upper of two mid landings. He had signalled away a cage containing a man who was descending to pit bottom and as the same cage was re-ascending he erroneously assumed that it was being brought back to him prematurely raised the gate which fenced the shaft and pushed towards a loaded tub falling with it to pit bottom a distance of 46 fathoms.