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Anderson, Alexander, 19 Feb 1924, (accident: 18 Feb 1924, 1.45 p.m., 7th hour of shift), aged 15, Clip Bogieman, On an endless rope haulage road deceased exchanged an empty for a full rake with another clipper and was in the act of stepping into the moving bogie of the full rake when his foot slipped, and he fell partly underneath the bogie. The bogie and two tubs passed over him and he was dragged over 60 yards before the rake could be stopped. He died the following day. Had the rakes been stopped to permit of the exchange taking place, the accident would not have occurred. The other clipper was not conversant with the signalling arrangement, and therefore could not stop the haulage

Barr, Robert, 17 Jul 1870, aged 19, Collier, Went down the pit on a holiday when all the officials were on an excursion and off duty

Blakely, Thomas, 11 Nov 1898, aged 39, Brusher, Deceased and another brusher were engaged brushing a road; the shot which was to bring down the brushing failed to do its work, and two plug holes were prepared in the sides, and each was to ignite one : the shorter fuse ignited first and both retired along the wall face, and when the shot exploded deceased returned to ignite his fuse, when it went off just as he reached it. Deceased informed his neighbour that his fuse had not fired, but it is evident he had ignited it without being aware

Brown, Thomas, 03 Jul 1908, aged 30, Brakesman, When walking between two lines of rails on one of which waggons were at rest and on the other waggons were being shunted, the coupling pole in his hand got caught and he fell and was run over by the moving waggons

Cowan, James, 12 Mar 1907, aged 56, Reddsman, Fall of roof in working place while securing it

Dick, Alexander, 17 Jul 1870, aged 19, Collier, Went down the pit on a holiday when all the officials were on an excursion and off duty

Hailly, Michael, 11 Sep 1900, aged 30, Wagon Trimmer, While pinching forward an empty wagon he was crushed between it and one of two other wagons on the same line of rails which he had left behind him insufficiently secured

Hamilton, James, 22 Mar 1905, aged 20, Miner, When ascending the shaft he fell off the cage. He seems to have taken a fainting fit

Hardie, James, 02 Dec 1923, 7.30 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 30, Brushing Contractor, Killed by an explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Hill, John, 08 Aug 1898, aged 46, Screenman, In attempting to sprag some runaway waggons, deceased was thrown under the train. The sprag used was an ordinary prop: there were plenty pointed sprags close at hand

Hughes, David, 15 Oct 1903, aged 37, Miner, Fall of roof on haulage road while repairing it

Kelly, Patrick, 16 Oct 1924, 12.0 noon, 5th hour of shift, aged 30, Repairer, He was getting coal under the brushing and in doing so exposed a lype from which came a fall that weighed about 2 tons and killed him instantly. The fireman had examined this place 2½ hours previously and considered it safe. The fall reeled out two trees and a crown set under it. The roof is considered a heavy one and straps are set along the face

Marshall, William, 04 Sep 1911, aged 25, Miner, Deceased was shovelling coal to the roadhead to fill a tub when the roof suddenly fell upon him. In falling the stone carried away two props which were set under it

Martin, William, 30 Sep 1907, aged 14, Miner, Fall of roof at working face of machine wall

McFadyen, Patrick, 10 Jul 1874, aged 20, Collier, Fall of roof. At face (stoop and room)

McLaren, John, 29 Aug 1905, aged 45, Miner, Fall of roof in working place. It is doubtful if props were set as required by the regulations [More information ...]

McLaren, Richard, 29 Aug 1905, aged 19, Miner, Fall of roof in working place. It is doubtful if props were set as required by the regulations [More information ...]

McManus, John, 13 Apr 1877, aged 58, Roadsman, Suffocated by smoke and gases from an underground fire

McMechan, P., 31 Mar 1870, aged 42, Collier, He rashly passed through between waggons on his way to the smithy, and was caught between the buffers

Meikle, Andrew, 29 Apr 1873, aged 50, Hutch runner, Fell from scaffold at the "lift" for bringing coals when the cage was down

Parker, Thomas, 25 Oct 1878, Collier, Fall of side. At "stooping," while taking away his loaded tub of coal

Quinn, James, 21 Sep 1910, (accident: 18 May 1910), aged 38, Brusher, He was working along with another brusher. They had fired a shot and stowed the debris into the waste and were preparing to bore another shot-hole. The deceased went back about three yards to get a drilling machine, and when he was picking it up a large stone fell from the roof and broke his back. Died on September 21st.

Ramsay, James, 02 Dec 1923, 7.30 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 35, Brushing Contractor, Killed by an explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Rodgerson, Thomas, 27 Mar 1891, 10 a.m., aged 15, Waggon trimmer, Crushed by waggons

Ross, William, 29 Mar 1902, aged 45, Fireman, Fall of roof in working place while putting up a crown

Scott, Thomas, 02 Oct 1917, aged 32, Machineman, Killed by a fall of stone from the roof

Simmons, John, 08 Jan 1872, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof at stoops

Smith, James, 06 Aug 1900, aged 19, Brakesman, Deceased was running alongside some wagons to regulate their speed by the brake of the first one as they passed into a siding, when by some means he stumbled and fell, one of the wagons passing over him. The brake on the wagon by which the speed was being regulated was a patent one

Stewart, David, 13 Feb 1918, Miner, Run down by train on level crossing

Wells, Alexander, 02 Mar 1924, (accident: 29 Feb 1924, 3.0 a.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 34, Brusher, He was preparing to fire a shot and with a hammer knocked out a prop from underneath the brushing when a piece of stone 9 ft. long, 4 ft. wide and 1 ft. thick, fell from the roof without warning. Wells was struck by the stone and was so severely injured that he died 2 days later. Careful examination of the place should have disclosed weakness in the roof. Had a safety contrivance been used the accident would not have happened