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| 1915, 6th September DAVID SHANKLAND PIT FATALITY at KIRKCONNEL Miner's Tragic Death On Monday afternoon a fatal accident occurred in No. 1 Fauldhead
Colliery, Kirkconnel, whereby Mr David Shankland, who resided at 40
Main Street, lost his life through a fall of stone from the roof.
The accident occurred in the long wall section known as Neil's Dook,
where Shankland was employed as wall or prop man, whose duties were
to examine the roof of the working places and put up props where they
are required. The accident occurred in the place worked by Andrew
McMinn, St Conal's Square. Mr McMinn says he was working at his coal
face along with James Wilson and his own son about 2.30 p.m. They
were filling coals into a hutch, the coal having been cut by a coal
cutting machine. They had just concluded their day's work when Shankland
came along the "face" to where they were working. Pointing
to some coals which were lying at the face, Shankland said “I
could get a hutch of coals there." McMinn went forward to the
coals referred to, and was in the act of filling them into a hutch
when a stone weighing about 10 cwts. fell from the roof and knocked
him down. The edge of the stone struck McMinn slightly on the right
shoulder, and his right foot was held fast under it. He struggled
to get it clear, and at the same time he heard Shankland cry "Quick,
quick." On rising McMinn saw them was something seriously wrong
with Shankland. With the help of Wilson and his own son, he tried
to lift the stone off the top of the unfortunate man, but failed to
do so.
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