Full Details

Surname

WYNNE

Forename

John

Day

12

Month

09

Year

1929

Age

Occupation

Shale Miner

Mine/Quarry Name

Westwood

Mineral Worked

Oil Shale

Owner

Scottish Oils Ltd

Location

West Calder

County

Linlithgowshire

Details of Event

12 September 1929: Shale Mining Fatality - John Wynn, The Cottages, Pumpherston, Midcalder, lost his life yebelonging to Scottish Oils (Ltd) He was in the act of firing a shot when the gunpowder ignited, and he was seriously injured by the explosion. He succumbed to his injuries while being conveyed to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Mr Wynn was well known in the district, and took a prominent part in local-affairs, being treasurer of the Pumpherston Workmen's Institute and a member of the committee of the West Calder Co-operative Society. He was a well-known Midlothian bowler. A married man, he leaves a wife and family. [Scotsman 13 September 1929] FAI record – John Wynne, shale miner, 185 Pumpherston, Mid Calder, Mid Lothian, died on 12 September 1929 in an ambulance wagon on the public highway between Livingston and Edinburgh at Chesser Avenue, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on the same day in No.1 level, East Dook, Dunnet Seam, Westwood Pit, Livingston Parish, West Lothian, when he was struck by a shale. NAS Reference: SC41/13/1929/23