Bothwell Castle Colliery

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Boyle, John, 28 Feb 1905, aged 23, Drawer, When taking a hutch down a road a drawer behind lost control of his full hutch, owing, it is said, to a snibble having broken, and the latter hutch ran down and caught him

Cassidy, William, 25 Jul 1922, 6 p.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 43, Miner, He was back strapping on a machine face when the roof fell over an area 14ft. long by 8 ft. wide, killing him almost instantly.  The fall occurred when taking out the first "web" after a stand of about ten days.  The place had been examined by the fireman about one hour before and reported safe.  Some timber was displaced by the fall

Dawson, John, 22 Sep 1911, Miner, When pushing a tub out his working place, he struck his head against the roof and cut it. He died a few days afterwards

Day, George, 18 Jan 1900, aged 47, Miner, Fall of coal. Apparently he had been working beneath it without any sprags

Docherty, James, 11 Feb 1882, (accident: 31 Jan 1882), aged 40, Fireman, A door at the foot of a room had been left open. When the fireman shut it the current brought the gas out on his naked light. Died 11th Feb

Douglas, Peter, 14 Feb 1908, aged 18, Road repairer, When assisting to re-timber a haulage road, a stone fell from the roof upon him

Foley, Thomas, 02 Dec 1905, aged 53, Miner, Fall of roof on road while brushing it

Gray, Andrew, 06 Mar 1911, aged 68, Shanksman, A new wheel, in connection with a band haulage rope in the shaft, had been put in, and as it was giving evidence of heating at the journal, deceased apparently put his hand through the fence to feel the boss, while the wheel was in motion, and his body was drawn in through the fence and he was killed

Greenwood, George, 22 May 1914, aged 14, Lamp carrier, The deceased was probably struck on the head by the first hutch of a rake of hutches which was standing immediately on the inbye side of a brattice screen just as he was stooping down in order to remove a block. A second rake bumped against the first rake and caused the sudden and unexpected movement of the latter. Before attempting to do what he did he should have gone through the brattice screen

Johnstone, Thomas, 18 Dec 1922, (accident: 30 Oct 1922), aged 23, Miner, Deceased was filling coal at the face of a machine run when he was struck by a fall of roof 6 ft. long, 3 ft. broad and 9 in. thick. The fall was due to two invisible slips. One prop and one strap were displaced. The fireman found the place in good order two hours before the accident. At first the accident was not considered serious, but it was subsequently found that the spine had been injured. He died on 18th December.

Kilpatrick, Robert, 19 Dec 1885, aged 46, Miner, Jerked off cage while descending. Rope slipped on conical drum. Other 7 men on cage escaped

Knox, James, 13 May 1914, aged 40, Machineman, He was engaged putting up supports to the roof after the coal-cutting machine had passed, and while doing so the roof suddenly collapsed and he was partly buried. The roof was "lypey" and the fall came away from an unseen "lype," and in falling displaced five sets of timber

Love, Edward, 04 Jun 1903, aged 46, Engineer, While riding in an empty waggon beneath the screens he put up his head and got crushed against a girder

Low, Thomas, 11 Aug 1899, (accident: 21 Dec 1898), aged 40, Contractor miner, Some props were knocked out on haulage road by hutches, and while putting a hutch on the rails the roof gave way. Injured on 21st December, 1898, and died on 11th August

Mackay, Alexander, 30 Jan 1894, 2 p.m., aged 42, Sinker, Struck by a piece of wood falling down shaft

Martin, John, 29 Jan 1906, aged 26, Drawer, When crossing the line on the colliery premises he was run over by waggons which were being shunted by the Caledonian Railway Co.'s locomotive

McAulay, Daniel, 22 Nov 1882, aged 15, Wagon shifter, Run over by waggon while attempting to sprag it

McComisky, Alexander, 01 Apr 1911, (accident: 11 Jan 1911), aged 41, Brusher, The deceased had prepared a shot at the roadend. Inserting a detonator into a cartridge of Samsonite, he proceeded to carry it in his hands in to his brushing face. He had only gone a few yards, however, when the charge exploded in his hands, shattering both of them. He died on the 1st April

McDade, Henry, 13 Feb 1902, aged 30, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

McDade, Hugh, 16 Jun 1910, aged 60, Repairer, When repairing and rebrushing a return airway a stone from side fell and caught him

McDade, Patrick, 30 Nov 1903, aged 30, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

McDermit, Archibald, 17 Dec 1901, aged 23, Drawer, Fall of roof on drawing road near working face

McFadden, John, 23 Aug 1922, 5.15 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 34, Brusher, Men were waiting at a mid-inset to ascend the shaft.  The cage arrived at the inset but was drawn away whilst two men were attempting to get on.  Both men fell down the shaft and were killed.  The onsetter had allowed one of the deceased men to open the shaft gate and either he signalled the cage away or the engineman was at fault [More information ...]

McGinley, John, 23 Aug 1922, 5.15 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 23, Brusher, Men were waiting at a mid-inset to ascend the shaft.  The cage arrived at the inset but was drawn away whilst two men were attempting to get on.  Both men fell down the shaft and were killed.  The onsetter had allowed one of the deceased men to open the shaft gate and either he signalled the cage away or the engineman was at fault [More information ...]

McGinty, Hugh, 20 Jun 1902, aged 47, Brusher, Fall of roof at brushing face. Apparently he had knocked out props, leaving more than the prescribed area of roof unsupported

McGregor, James, 28 Sep 1897, aged 26, Brusher, Fall of roof at brushing face

McKay, Francis, 25 Dec 1888, aged 24, Bottomer, In shafts - falling from part way down. Rope slipped off pulley and cage fell 14ft. He was thrown off

McKay, George, 11 May 1908, 3 a.m., aged 30, Repairer, Explosion of firedamp ignited by a defective gauze in the lamp which was inadvertently taken into the mine by the fireman after another fireman had broken the top of the gauze in the lamp-room, and had placed it on a shelf. The gas is supposed to have accumulated owing to the closing of an airway by a fall [More information ...]

McKeown, John, 24 Oct 1902, aged 45, Fireman, Whilst he was crossing a haulage road a runaway hutch caught him

McLunnay, William, 06 Dec 1876, aged 30, Labourer, [By Machinery on Surface] He got entagled in a rope which was passing round a revolving shaft, and was squeezed between it and the shaft

Moreland, William, 10 Jul 1911, aged 55, Brusher, Deceased was apparently either making preparations for the seat of his building on the right hand side of the place, or about to set up his breakers, when the roof suddenly fell upon him. The place had stood for about two months and during the time the roof had broken, and it fell away between a break and some "lypes"

Morgan, John, 10 Mar 1892, aged 35, Brusher, Fall of roof at road head

Payne, Dominick, 01 Mar 1902, Boiler fireman, He was found dead at the bottom of a retaining wall over which he appears to have fallen whilst intoxicated

Powell, Henry, 22 Mar 1906, aged 18, Drawer, Fall of roof from brushing face. It was said that the fall displaced two props and a crown

Russell, Charles, 06 Aug 1906, aged 24, Painter, He was crushed by the bell crank of the pumping engine, which was started while he was preparing to paint the logs on which it is set

Scullion, James, 30 Dec 1884, Roadsman, Fall of roof. On main road, while repairing roof

Stevenson, Thomas, 11 Apr 1906, aged 25, Jigger, When passing a haulage tension carriage he got caught by the pulley. He had been prohibited from going there

Storrie, Edward, 16 Feb 1911, (accident: 15 Feb 1911), aged 54, Collier, Deceased was at work throwing loose coal down the wall to his drawer who was at the gate end when a large piece of stone fell from the roof, without any warning, and part of it caught and crushed him severely about the lower part of the body and legs. Died the following day

Strang, Robert, 17 Jun 1907, aged 23, Roadsman, Fall of roof on haulage road while working on it

Tonner, John, 11 May 1908, 3 a.m., aged 23, Fireman, Explosion of firedamp ignited by a defective gauze in the lamp which was inadvertently taken into the mine by the fireman after another fireman had broken the top of the gauze in the lamp-room, and had placed it on a shelf. The gas is supposed to have accumulated owing to the closing of an airway by a fall [More information ...]

Unknown, -, 19 Dec 1885, Jerked off cage while desnending. Rope slipped on conical drum. Other 7 men in cage escaped

Whitton, Edward, 06 Apr 1922, 9.45 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 35, Miner, Deceased was getting down machine cut coal on a long-wall face when, without warning, a stone fell from the roof causing injuries. The place was inspected by a fireman within two hours of the accident.  The stone was 12ft long, parallel to the face and 3ft 6in at the widest part.  Three straps are said to have been run out by the fall.

Whyte, Patrick, 25 Jul 1882, aged 15, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, long wall

Wright, James, 26 Aug 1924, (accident: 24 Aug 1924, 1.0 a.m., 3rd hour of shift), aged 58, Repairer, He was engaged enlarging an old motor room adjacent to the main haulage road. Without any warning a thin piece of roof fell from between four trees, knocking deceased's head violently against a tub, causing injuries from which he died 38 hours later. The fireman had fired a shot and examined this place three-quarters of an hour previously and considered it safe. Apparently the place was well timbered and the roof appeared sound. All reasonable precautions were taken and only exceptional care might have prevented the accident