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... ROOF Caused by Collapse of Scaffolding While engaged removing slates from the roof of a two-storey and attic building at Falkirk on Tuesday forenoon, a workman fell a distance of over thirty feet to the ground when the scaffolding on which he was standing ...
... Anderson, 37 years of age, were killed ma coalpit belonging to the Carron Company, situated at Wester Shieldhill. The men wcre engaged shanking, or widening the shank of the pit, and were standing on a wooden scaffold hung from the top, when by some means ...
... amusing themselves ou the scaffold iug at No. Shieldmuir coal pit, Wishaw, pushing the empty 'tubs backwards and forwards,[one of them, named John Harris, ten years of age, fell the landing, a distance of twenty feet and was killed. ...
... stone, weighing about 15 cwt., fell from the roof and killed him instantaneously, Deceased was about thirty years of age.—On Thursday week, James Black, pit-sinker, West Calder, was thrown off a scaffolding which had been suspended in the shaft pit in which ...
... woman and Clews had cohabited, but became jealous, and lay in wait for her with hatchet, with which he killed her. The culprit walked finuly the scaffold, and died apparently instantaneously. Berry was the executioner. ...
... the pit, and were standing on a wooden scaffold, hung from the top, when by some means or other the scaffolding gave way, and the unfortunate men were precipitated to the bottom, a distance of 23 fathoms, and killed on the spot. CHILD DROWNED IN THE FORTH ...
... ROOF Caused by Collapse of Scaffolding While engaged removing slates from the roof of a two-storey and attic building at Falkirk on Tuesday forenoon, a workman fell a distance of over thirty feet to the ground when the scaffolding on which he was standing ...
... A scaffolding in the course of erection at the new gas works at Swanston Street, Bridgeton, fell the same evening shortly before six o'clock, precipitating the workmen who were engaged on its constructien. One of them, named M'Cormick, was killed on ...
... thought he might have fallen into the water, which was from six to seven feet deep, and nearly up to the scaffolding. He put his foot over the scaffolding, and came in contact with his brother's head in the water. He then called out Murder, which being heard ...
... placing large crane in position when it fell, carrying away the scaffold on which they were working. Three men were precipitated leet, and two of tbem, named Macnuinara and Ashton, were killed, whilst the third, named Scanlon, was seriously injured. The ...
... wages. SHOCKING SCAFFOLD ACCIDENT BERLIN. SIX MEN KILLED AND THREE INJURED. The scaffolding erected before an hospital which was being renovated fell on Tuesday while work was going on, and six men, including the architect, were killed, three others being ...
... The rope by wdiich it was hung broke, and, falling on the scaffolding on which Lyon was standing, precipitated both to the bottom of the shaft, fall of thirty feet. The unfortunate man was killed instantaneously. ...