Auchinraith Colliery

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Conelly, John, 22 Apr 1882, aged 16, Driver, Fall of roof. On main road, long wall

Cox, Robert, 15 Apr 1912, aged 30, Bottomer, Whilst repairing a broken haulage wheel in the pit bottom, the brick arched inset collapsed burying them, and killing them instantly. The arch was under repair at the time of the occurrence. [More information ...]

Devine, Patrick, 10 Feb 1887, aged 33, Stoneminer, He went back before shot went off

Dick, George, 25 Jun 1904, aged 68, Labourer, When unloading trees from a waggon he fell and a tree fell over on him

Donachie, Robert, 21 Nov 1888, aged 44, Collier, Fall of side. At face; stoop and room

Duddy, James, 19 Jul 1913, aged 42, Shankman, Deceased, with three other workmen, was engaged in the shaft, taking off broken plates on pump rods. He had occasion to step on to a "bunton" which gave way under him, and he was precipitated to the bottom, a distance of 113 fathoms. A racking, which kept the bunton in its position had, through some cause unknown, come off

Dunsmuir, Richard, 30 Aug 1930, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing, address: 16 Small Crescent, Blantyre [More information ...]

Farquhar, Robert, 20 Sep 1912, aged 47, Miner, Deceased was buried by a fall of roof whilst taking off his clothes in the roadway near the face preparatory to beginning work. The fall was due to sudden roof pressure, and two settings of timber were displaced by it

Gainer, Michael, 19 Jan 1906, aged 45, Miner, Fall of coal and stone from working face, apparently while holing

Kalinsky, Andrew, 30 Aug 1930, Miner, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing, address: 20 Merry's Row, Blantyre [More information ...]

King, Robert, 30 Aug 1930, Miner, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing, address: 182 High Street, High Blantyre [More information ...]

McAnney, James, 24 Nov 1892, aged 16, Pony driver, Crushed between hutches

McGuiness, James, 04 Sep 1907, aged 42, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

McGurk, James, 24 Jul 1901, aged 37, Bottomer, While descending in the cage with other six men, the cage in some unexplained manner left the slides and they fell out [More information ...]

McLaren, John, 08 Nov 1888, brakesman, Crushed by brake wheel

Mynes, Lawrence, 15 Apr 1912, aged 35, General Jobber, Whilst repairing a broken haulage wheel in the pit bottom, the brick arched inset collapsed burying them, and killing them instantly. The arch was under repair at the time of the occurrence. [More information ...]

Orr, Robert, 02 Feb 1911, (accident: 26 Jan 1911), aged 63, Haulageman, He was working at a horizontal pulley at a curve when a full rake was being hauled up an incline : a pulley broke and allowed the rope to fly suddenly to the inside of the road, where the deceased was. The rope hit and dislocated his left ankle. Died on February 2nd

Regan, Frank, 12 May 1903, aged 45, Road repairer, Fall of roof on haulage road while repairing it

Regan, Joseph, 30 Aug 1930, Miner, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing, address: 7 Watson Street, Blantyre [More information ...]

Robertson, Joseph, 23 Mar 1896, aged 18, Miner, Fall of coal roof. He came out below the coal brushing just as his neighbours wedged it down

Robson, Stephen, 04 Sep 1901, aged 36, Miner, Fall of coal

Shorthouse, George, 30 Aug 1930, Miner, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing, address: 10 Gladstone Street, Burnbank [More information ...]

Sprott, William, 30 Aug 1930, Fireman, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing, address: 2 Auchenraith Terrace Blantyre [More information ...]

Tennent, Henry, 24 Jul 1901, aged 17, Miner, While descending in the cage with other six men, the cage in some unexplained manner left the slides and they fell out [More information ...]