Blairenbathie Colliery

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Black, William, 02 Aug 1904, (accident: 09 Nov 1903), aged 41, Miner, The roof had fallen across the face, and deceased and his neighbour were employed to "win" it out, and while clearing the debris from the roadhead a stone fell and struck him on the head. The injury was slight, but he was unable to work much afterwards and died on 2nd August, 1904. A post-mortem examination was made, and at the fatal accident inquiry medical evidence was given that the death was due to the accident

Brown, David, 27 Feb 1914, aged 18, Filler and Drawer, He, with another youth, was coming up a cut chain brae after pacing a derailed tub on the road when a single tub brae above was running. The up-going empty caught the side, and the sudden strain drew the wheel tree out allowing the full and empty tubs to run back. The empty tub was stopped by a man on the bench, but the full tub, breaking the oak swinging block, struck the two youths. Deceased was uppermost and was killed on the spot, but the other youth was very little hurt. The inclination of the brae was 1 in 3. There was evidence of considerable rubbing at the place on the side where the up-going empty tub struck showing that other tubs had previously been caught there. If the place had been reported by the fireman and repaired, the accident would have been avoided

Downie, Peter, 25 Jul 1910, aged 51, Coal Trimmer, Crushed between two waggons. He had moved one forward on to a sprag, but neglected to pin the broke down of the one behind it, and it followed down

Haxton, William, 30 Apr 1906, aged 49, Miner, Deceased was redding a roadway which had been temporarily stopped, and was forming a building with the fallen debris, when a stone fell from the roof and crushed his head against the partly formed building

Johnstone, John, 27 Feb 1924, (accident: 26 Feb 1924, 10.45 a.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 39, Stone Miner, He was pushing a bunch of gelignite cartridges into a shot hole with his copper scraper when they exploded and inflicted such severe injuries that he died early the next day. Ten minutes before the accident he had complained to his mate that the cartridges were hard. It is exceedingly dangerous to bunch cartridges or to use them in a hard or frozen condition. Cartridges of several sizes are made and the size should be chosen to suit the shot hole

King, James, 03 Mar 1903, aged 48, Miner, Deceased was stripping the coal off a lype at a longwall face, when a stone 8 ft. 0 in. in length by 3 ft. 6 ins. in width, and about 3 ft. 0 in. in thickness at centre, suddenly fell upon him, killing him instantly. The stone was triangular in section, and fell from between two parallel lypes, converging upwards. The outer lype had not been seen prior to the accident. The place was well propped

Murie, John, 12 Mar 1906, aged 29, Brusher, Deceased and his neighbour were engaged charging a shot hole in hard rock with gelignite ; the cartridges were tied in bundles of three and inserted into the hole; one bundle was put back but the next bundle stuck owing to a twist in the hole, and when forcing it back with a pick shaft the whole charge exploded. His neighbour was badly injured

Ross, James, 14 Jun 1911, (accident: 09 Jun 1911), aged 30, Jigger Engineman, He was standing on a staging applying resin to one of the pulley wheels, to prevent the belt slipping, while it was in motion, when his hand was caught by the belt, and carried on to the revolving wheel, and he was thrown on to the jigging screen close to ; the oscillating motion of the screen caused him to pass under a beam 8½ inches above it with the result that his spine was fractured and he was internally injured. He died on the 14th

Walkingshaw, Robert, 20 Jun 1920, aged 40, Killed by a fall of stone

Wilson, John, 21 Aug 1910, (accident: 13 Aug 1910), aged 50, Miner, When engaged at the face a small piece of stone fell from the roof and struck him on his back. Died on the 21st

Wright, David, 28 Dec 1923, aged 48, Fall of stone