Balbardie Colliery

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Aitken, William, 10 May 1895, 9.30 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 40, Miner, Fall of stone [More information ...]

Anderson, Peter, 11 Apr 1882, aged 33, Sinker, Struck by handle of crane which had run amain

Biswick, Richard, 19 Feb 1895, 8.10 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 35, Boiler fireman, Boiler explosion [More information ...]

Broadfoot, Thomas, 08 Jul 1896, aged 27, Joiner, A pithead frame was being erected. One tress was raised, and deceased were on the top adjusting ropes for the purpose of raising the second tress, when it fell and carried them with it. The wooden piles to which the guy ropes were fixed came out of the ground [More information ...]

Dougan, Matthew, 02 Jul 1898, aged 36, Chain runner, Deceased appeared to have been riding up an engine dook on one of a set of loaded tubs, when his head came in contact with a low portion of the roof, causing fracture of the skull

Easton, Alexander, 08 Jul 1854, From coming in contact with crank of engine

Glen, James, 19 Oct 1903, aged 30, Miner, Deceased and his brother were firing two holing shots at the face of a stone mine. Gutta percha covered fuse was used. Deceased's fuse did not burn properly, so they decided to extinguish it by rubbing with their fingers. When the other shot exploded deceased returned almost immediately to relight his one ; but when he was still 20 yards from the face the shot exploded, and a fragment of rock struck him on the head causing injuries which terminated fatally an hour afterwards

Leggie, Hugh, 28 Apr 1887, aged 18, Collier, Fall of roof. At face; long wall [More information ...]

Mackay, James, 23 Aug 1883, aged 31, Brusher, Fall of roof. At face of brushing ; long wall

McGonigal, Dennis, 10 May 1895, 9.30 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 18, Miner, Fall of stone [More information ...]

McIntyre, John, 08 Jul 1896, aged 24, Joiner, A pithead frame was being erected. One tress was raised, and deceased were on the top adjusting ropes for the purpose of raising the second tress, when it fell and carried them with it. The wooden piles to which the guy ropes were fixed came out of the ground [More information ...]

Murphy, Robert, 10 Jun 1902, aged 15, Picker, Deceased ran alongside a waggon in motion and attempted to brake it, and was crushed between it and some debris lying close to the rails

Murphy, Thomas, 03 Feb 1905, aged 30, Miner, Deceased had removed the bottom part of seam, and was taking down the top coal, when the coal and roof came away from between two unseen lypes and crushed him

O'Donnell, Hugh, 06 Mar 1882, aged 40, Collier, Fall of side. At stooping while holing without sprags [More information ...]

Reid, Alexander, 04 Feb 1901, aged 23, Miner, Deceased and his neighbour were brushing a level road when a stone fell off the side, and killed him instantaneously

Reid, Alexander, 25 May 1905, aged 42, Miner, Deceased was adjusting a suction pipe near a dook face when a stone fell from the side upon him

Short, Joseph, 28 Apr 1887, aged 34, Collier, Fall of roof. At face; long wall [More information ...]

Simpson, John, 13 Aug 1886, aged 29, Brusher, Fall of roof. While repairing road; long wall

Smith, Richard, 29 Jul 1890, 2.30 p.m., aged 16, Brusher, Breakage of dook rope

Strickland, Robert, 19 Feb 1895, 8.10 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 50, [Not employed], Was close at hand when two steam boilers exploded [More information ...]

Tait, Robert, 27 Apr 1886, aged 50, Collier, Run down by carriage while ascending incline

Tennant, James M., 30 Dec 1905, aged 32, Overman, Deceased was superintending the work of putting a wooden beam to the roof for haulage extension purposes, and when the beam was raised to be put into position it swerved, and the men losing control of its movement it fell and fatally crushed him

Tinney, Patrick, 06 Mar 1882, aged 47, Collier, Fall of side. At stooping while holing without sprags [More information ...]