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Ballantyne, Duncan, 04 Dec 1911, aged 20, Haulageman, He was on his way to the Pit Bottom with a loaded rake, consisting of 5 tubs, and, apparently, he came towards the place where it was usual to stop, before entering a slight declivity, at too great a speed, and, in attempting to take out the tail chain from the first tub, he fell in front and was run over

Beattie, Alexander Morrison, 18 Sep 1959, aged 26, Roadsman, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Bone, Thomas, 18 Sep 1959, aged 27, Beltman, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Boyd, Robert, 25 Oct 1913, aged 55, Miner, He was engaged throwing coal to the road when suddenly the roof fell and he was killed instantaneously

Branston, Joseph, 05 Jan 1910, (accident: 28 Dec 1901), aged 27, Miner, His hand was injured on December 28th, 1909, by a broken wire of a rope, and he died from blood poisoning

Broadley, Francis, 18 Sep 1959, aged 38, Developer, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Brynes, William, 18 Sep 1959, aged 54, Coal Cutterman, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Buchanan, William, 17 Jan 1922, 3.45 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 20, Brusher, He was engaged stowing brushing under the low when the roof suddenly collapsed between a keen glassy lype and a weight break. He was killed instantly.

Cannon, Matthew McIwain, 18 Sep 1959, aged 38, Stripper, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Clark, Walter, 18 Sep 1959, aged 61, Back Brusher, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Clayton, Henry, 18 Sep 1959, aged 62, Train Guard, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Conn, Robert, 18 Sep 1959, aged 30, Back Brusher, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Crombie, Andrew, 18 Sep 1959, aged 42, Oncost Worker, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Cummings, James, 10 Jul 1912, aged 42, Fireman, The deceased was making his morning inspection, when he came out, by travelling through old workings, at a roadhead, just as a brushing shot was being fired ; he was fatally injured by the falling debris from the shot

Devine, James, 18 Sep 1959, aged 39, Shotfirer, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Docherty, Andrew White, 18 Sep 1959, aged 43, Coal Cutterman, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Doyle, James, 17 Jul 1913, aged 21, Motorman, Deceased was in charge of a motor haulage and left his room, for what purpose was not discovered. He went into a motor pump room and took hold of an exposed terminal wire and received a fatal shock. The exposed terminal wire was part of a contrivance to switch off the current and stop the pump when the water in the lodgment reached a certain depth. The switch was inside an iron box which had a cover fixed on by screws; some person had taken off this cover and left the terminal open and exposed, and deceased came into contact with it. The voltage was 440 alternating current

Duffy, John, 18 Sep 1959, aged 39, Shotfirer, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Fisher, Francis Jones, 18 Sep 1959, aged 49, Shotfirer, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Fleming, Martin, 18 Sep 1959, aged 47, Stripper, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Fleming, Michael, 18 Sep 1959, aged 51, Shotfirer, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Gray, Robert, 22 Jan 1931, aged 39, Mining Contractor [More information ...]

Hamilton, Richard, 18 Sep 1959, aged 48, Stripper, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Harvey, James, 18 Sep 1959, aged 44, Stripper, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Harvey, Patrick, 18 Sep 1959, aged 33, Developer, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Haughey, Edward, 22 Jan 1931, aged 33, Brusher [More information ...]

Henery, Daniel, 22 Jan 1931, aged 43, Brusher [More information ...]

Henery, Edward, 18 Sep 1959, aged 61, Stripper, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Hope, James, Dec 1914, (accident: 06 Nov 1914), aged 56, Surface Foreman, Deceased with some other workmen, was engaged unloading a wire rope from a wagon when the forefinger of his left hand was pricked by a wire placed around the coil. Septic poisoning supervened and he died a month later

Jackson, George, 18 Sep 1959, aged 21, Spare Stripper, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Johnstone, Henry, 01 Jun 1911, aged 20, Miner, The south section of the coking coal seam was holed by means of a Bar coal cutter, and the motive power was electricity, three-phase current of 440 volts. The cable conveying the current was armoured throughout, and was 580 yards long to the gate end box, and from the gate end box the trailing cable was also armoured. The system of earthing was common to all the electrical plant in use in the mine, and the various machines were connected right to the surface, where there was a copper plate buried in the earth. At the time of the accident the current was on up to the gate end box, where it was switched off, and during the shift a bad leak took place and the armouring became alive, as the leak did not go to the surface, the result being that the current travelled along the outer covering, through the gate end box, and on to the trailing cable, which was coiled up at the side of deceased's drawing road. He came out with a loaded tub to the entrance of the main road, and on stepping on to the cable to pass his tub, he got the full shock, and falling on the cable lay there for at least 20 minutes, and when found was quite dead. Searching investigation was made to find out why the current did not run to earth, and it was only discovered, after every attempt had been made to find out the cause, that a labourer, while he was engaged in cutting a trench in the vicinity of the copper wire, leading to the copper plate, had cut the wire, thinking it was an old piece, which had been thrown among the debris he was removing

Keith, John, 22 Dec 1909, aged 28, Miner, Fall of roof between lypes in working place when engaged propping roof

Kelly, Peter, 18 Sep 1959, aged 40, Stripper, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Kiernan, Francis, 18 Sep 1959, aged 26, Beltman, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Lafferty, William, 18 Sep 1959, aged 39, Stripper, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Lang, Alexander Todd, 18 Sep 1959, aged 35, Stripper, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Leishman, William, 18 Sep 1959, aged 56, Oncost Worker, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Martin, Gerald John, 18 Sep 1959, aged 34, Shotfirer, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Martin, John, 12 May 1910, aged 16, Drawer, When switching on electric current at a face conveyor he was electrocuted [More information ...]

McAuley, John, 18 Sep 1959, aged 42, Back Brusher, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

McCall, James, 08 Sep 1909, aged 38, Pit-bottomer, Leg cut by full hutches jamming him against empty hutch while handling it. Blood poisoning resulted

McCoid, Robert, 18 Sep 1959, aged 55, Stripper, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

McCormick, John, 24 May 1910, aged 30, Drawer, Another drawer ran his hutch into him and caused his head to be crushed against the timber supporting the roof

McDade, Francis, 02 Dec 1908, aged 29, Brusher, When ascending the shaft along with the overman, the engineman failed to stop the cage which struck the cross beam, and the rope being drawn out of the socket, the cage fell to the shaft bottom. The overman escaped by jumping out at the pithead

McDonald, Joseph, 18 Sep 1959, aged 53, Stripper, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

McElhaney, Denis, 18 Sep 1959, aged 49, Developer, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

McEwan, George Thomas Thompson, 18 Sep 1959, aged 20, Oncost Worker, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

McIntosh, George Wilkie, 18 Sep 1959, aged 58, Shotfirer, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

McKenna, Andrew, 18 Sep 1959, aged 41, Deputy, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

McMahon, James, 15 Aug 1909, aged 42, Roadsman, Shock of electricity from fault in cable which he had coiled up in his hand. Was not authorised to handle cable

McMillan, Peter, 18 Sep 1959, aged 55, Shotfirer, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

McPhee, James, 18 Sep 1959, aged 54, Shotfirer, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

McWilliam, John, 06 Mar 1911, aged 15, Picker, He was sitting on the top of the fence to pull the lever of a clutch out to put the picking table out of gear when he lost his balance and fell amongst the toothed wheels, and was instantly killed

Meechan, William, 18 Sep 1959, aged 22, Oncost Worker, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Muir, John, 18 Sep 1959, aged 38, Oncost Worker, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Mulholland, John, snr., 18 Sep 1959, aged 50, Stripper, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Nicol, William, 11 Jul 1913, (accident: 05 Jul 1913), aged 17, Apprentice Electrician, Deceased and another boy were on the cage of a hoist used principally to raise material from the ground level to the pithead level, and after starting the cage he failed to bring back his arm quick enough and it was crushed between the moving cage side and the cross beam of the framework of the hoist. He died six days later from his injuries. Deceased knew it was against orders to ride on the cage, and at the time of the accident he wished to get quickly to the pithead level to fix a cable for lighting purposes

Nimmo, James, 18 Sep 1959, aged 32, Oncost Worker, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

O'Donnell, James, 22 Jan 1931, aged 24, Brusher [More information ...]

Park, Robert, 14 Apr 1909, aged 50, Miner, Fall of roof at coal face in a machine wall when about to set up props

Price, Aaron, 18 Sep 1959, aged 50, Stone Worker, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Price, Robert, 18 Sep 1959, aged 47, Stone Worker, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Sharp, Alexander, 18 Sep 1959, aged 34, Stripper, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Shearer, James, 22 Jan 1931, aged 24, Brusher [More information ...]

Shevlin, John, 18 Sep 1959, aged 46, Oncost Worker, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Skilling, William, 18 Sep 1959, aged 53, Oncost Worker, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Smith, James, 22 Jan 1931, aged 23, Brusher [More information ...]

Smith, Robert, 19 Dec 1911, (accident: 18 Dec 1911), aged 22, Screeman, He climbed over a fence to oil the machinery driving a part of the screening machinery when it was in motion and his clothing was caught by some toothed wheels and he was so severely injured that he died the following day

Spence, Harry, 26 Jan 1912, aged 16, Assistant Despatch Clerk, He was running alongside moving loaded train of wagons, the speed of which was about 5 miles an hour, when he stumbled and fell among the wheels, and was instantly killed

Stark, John Mack, 18 Sep 1959, aged 23, Stripper, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Stokes, Thomas, 18 Sep 1959, aged 32, Oncost Worker, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]

Waugh, George, 31 Jul 1913, aged 74, Saw Miller, He was engaged splitting a 4 feet prop at the saw mill and had cut it for a distance of 2 feet 7 inches when the saw met a knot, he withdrew the prop and in re-inserting it again he had missed the opening, and after the saw had cut a new opening 1 inch deep for some distance it threw out the prop, which struck him. There was a guard over the saw, but it could not possibly prevent the prop from being thrown out

Weir, Donald Cameron, 18 Sep 1959, aged 30, Roadsman, Underground fire caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan [More information ...]