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Alexander, Andrew, 06 Sep 1909, aged 38, Night overman, Fall of roof on self-acting incline while making a manhole. The fall swung the crowns while they were setting a cross crown at mouth of manhole. (Other two men were injured) [More information ...]

Bell, William, 11 Jul 1894, Noon, aged 35, Shaftsman, Fell down shaft while passing into the cage from the top

Black, Robert, 23 Jun 1911, aged 35, Brusher, He was walking behind a rake of hutches drawn by a horse when the horse stumbled and fell ; the last hutch became uncoupled and ran back, and before he could get clear he was crushed against the side of the roadway

Boyle, Peter, 15 Oct 1912, 11.30 p.m., aged 26, Brusher, These three men died from injuries received by an explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Conlin, James, 21 Mar 1936, Brusher, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Coulter, Thomas, 21 Mar 1936, Brusher, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Dawson, Robert, 21 Mar 1936, Brusher, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Docherty, Joseph, 18 Mar 1910, aged 39, Brusher, Fall of side in engine dook when brushing roof

Douglas, William, 16 May 1914, aged 26, Coal Cutter Attendant, When racking out the cutting bar of the coal cutter, the deceased's clothing was caught in the picks, and his legs were drawn under the revolving bar, and very severely lacerated. He died the same day

Doyle, Michael, 06 Oct 1902, aged 15, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

Garrity, Michael, 03 Feb 1913, (accident: 26 Jan 1913), aged 42, Repairer, Deceased was engaged with three other men and a chargeman in heightening a haulage road. A quantity of gas had collected in a hole formed when a fall of the roof took place after the timber was drawn. An indicator safety lamp was hung up on the highest available support, but during the chargeman's absence a naked light was attached to this safety lamp with the result that the gas became ignited, and Garrity received such injuries that he died on the 3rd February

Joyce, Thomas, 15 Oct 1912, 11.30 p.m., aged 35, Brusher, These three men died from injuries received by an explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Kane, Charles, 07 Feb 1910, (accident: 07 Sep 1909), aged 21, Miner, Injured internally when following his employment on September 7th, 1909, and died to-day

Keiff, John, 15 Oct 1912, 11.30 p.m., aged 31, Brusher, These three men died from injuries received by an explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Kelly, John, 20 Dec 1911, aged 48, Repairer, Whilst assisting to remove a coal cutter, the deceased was electrocuted owing to a breakdown of the insulation of the leads, and a break in the continuity of the earth wire, due to the machine being left under a small stream of water

Kennedy, Adam, 03 Mar 1908, aged 26, Shaft repairer, When stepping off the cage at a mid-working between two buntons he missed his footing and fell 24 fathoms. The entrance opposite the cage was fenced

Kirk, George, 21 Mar 1936, Brusher, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Malasky, Joseph, 03 Aug 1911, aged 29, Miner, Whilst taking down coal a fall of coal occurred, which fatally injured him

Muirhead, James, 04 Dec 1891, aged 14, Miner, Fall of roof on road

Neil, Archibald, 05 Sep 1909, aged 40, Repairer, When letting two full hutches down incline, break-stick failed to control them, and he was struck by upcoming empty hutches

Pate, George, 28 May 1895, 10 a.m., aged 59, Washing machine foreman, Smothered in a dross-hopper, by a rush of dross coming away upon him

Philimeny, Andrew, 05 Jul 1908, aged 46, Pithead labourer, He omitted to shut the gates at the mid-scaffold of the surface hoist, and, thinking the cage was there, he pushed forward a hutch and fell after it, a distance of 19 feet

Rafferty, Mary, 12 Jan 1898, aged 17, Stone picker, While crawling up a shoot from the shaker screen to release a piece of coal her shawl and hair were caught by a revolving shaft

Ramage, Hamilton, 22 Oct 1892, aged 27, Waggon shifter, Crushed between waggons while moving them

Reid, William, 09 Feb 1893, 11 a.m., aged 21, Bottomer, Pushed a hutch into the shaft at a midworking, and fell with it 22 fathoms

Roy, Gilbert, 21 Mar 1936, Brusher, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Scott, William, 02 May 1904, aged 30, Brusher, Fall of roof at road head

Smith, John, 06 Sep 1909, aged 29, Miner, Fall of roof on self-acting incline while making a manhole. The fall swung the crowns while they were setting a cross crown at mouth of manhole. (Other two men were injured) [More information ...]

Walker, Robert, 05 May 1910, aged 16, Drawer, Received a fatal shock at electric switch in connection with a face conveyor [More information ...]

Wallis, William James, 14 Oct 1924, 2.10 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 15, Bencher, Deceased and seven other men were riding up the shaft in a cage. When the cage had travelled some 10 to 12 fathoms up the shaft, deceased and the cage gate, for some unknown reason, fell out of the cage down the shaft. Wallace was instantly killed. The bottomer had apparently securely fixed the gate before the cage started, but, by some means, while travelling up the shaft, it became loosened

Watson, Robert, 10 Aug 1900, aged 45, Miner, Fall of roof at working place

Watson, Roderick, 13 Dec 1912, aged 32, Miner, Deceased was attempting to push down a bad stone from the roof when a large area of roof suddenly gave way and fell on him