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William Simpson
| Age: | 27 |
| Died: | 2nd Oct 1902 |
| Accident: | 2nd Oct 1902 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1875 |
| Colliery: | Townhill |
| Company: | West of Fife Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Engine fitter |
| Notes: | Two waggons loaded with slates were about to be lowered down a short incline, by means of a stationary engine, to be emptied at a lower level, and deceased volunteered to sprag them. When they were on the move he attempted to put a prop, 4 feet 6 inches long, into the back wheel of the second waggon, and it apparently missed, and coming round struck him and threw him in front of the van, which passed partly over him. He managed to put one sprag, which was also an ordinary prop, into the back wheel of the first waggon |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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- 1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590), East Scotland District (No. 1) by Robert McLaren, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 40, Accident Number: 63 Where to find this report
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