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| Date: | 12th February 1908 |
| Colliery: | Dalmeny (Oil Shale) |
| Company: | Dalmeny Oil Co., Ltd. |
| Cause: | Fall of roof |
| Lives Lost: | 2 |
| Category: | Falls in the Mine :: Falls of Roof |
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 | Halkett, George, aged 38, Fireman, For a considerable time the haulage road had been under repair and heightening, the work being done on the back shift. Repairs were going on as usual when a part of the roadway fell, and in order to have it cleared for the fore shift, a large number of hands were employed to clear the debris. Several men got on top of fall to throw the debris into an open space, and while thus engaged a large stone fell from the roof 15 ft. above, killing the fireman on the spot, and injuring Henderson so badly that he succumbed some hours later. The manager was examining the roof at the time, and he and two others were injured |
| | Henderson, Alexander, aged 26, Drawer, For a considerable time the haulage road had been under repair and heightening, the work being done on the back shift. Repairs were going on as usual when a part of the roadway fell, and in order to have it cleared for the fore shift, a large number of hands were employed to clear the debris. Several men got on top of fall to throw the debris into an open space, and while thus engaged a large stone fell from the roof 15 ft. above, killing the fireman on the spot, and injuring Henderson so badly that he succumbed some hours later. The manager was examining the roof at the time, and he and two others were injured |
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