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Cairney, Daniel, 13 Feb 1908, aged 31, Assistant Machineman, The dook section of the Dunfermline Splint coal was holed by a coal cutting machine, and the run was about 100 yards in length, the cutting being done in the back shift as usual, and the deceased men had charge of the operations. At the time of the accident the machine was nearing the top end of the run when the roof suddenly collapsed burying the men. The fall was very large, and had broken along the face for a distance of 36 ft., and over to the waste for at least 18 ft., and its average thickness was 5 ft. to 2 ft. next the coal face. The stone which was one solid mass, except a small detached portion at the top end, sat down on the wood pillars and threw out the props. The roof was sandstone of a strong nature, and had evidently taken a sudden break [More information ...]

Ford, William, 07 Nov 1907, aged 16, Pony Driver, Deceased was riding on a loaded rake of tubs coming up an engine haulage dook, and at a low part of the roadway his head came in contact with the roof

Fotheringham, D., 22 Mar 1875, aged 14, Pony driver, [Falling into Shaft from Surface] He ran a tub into the shaft when the cage was not there, and there was no self acting fence to stop it

Lowe, William, 04 Jun 1897, aged 20, Miner, A fall of the rock roof took place at face of deceased's longwall working

McCallum, Joseph, 13 Feb 1908, aged 30, Machineman, The dook section of the Dunfermline Splint coal was holed by a coal cutting machine, and the run was about 100 yards in length, the cutting being done in the back shift as usual, and the deceased men had charge of the operations. At the time of the accident the machine was nearing the top end of the run when the roof suddenly collapsed burying the men. The fall was very large, and had broken along the face for a distance of 36 ft., and over to the waste for at least 18 ft., and its average thickness was 5 ft. to 2 ft. next the coal face. The stone which was one solid mass, except a small detached portion at the top end, sat down on the wood pillars and threw out the props. The roof was sandstone of a strong nature, and had evidently taken a sudden break [More information ...]

McMillan, John, 29 Apr 1913, aged 14, Drawer, He was drawing a tub to the horse road, and had to run it down two short cousie braes. He seems to have had difficulty in getting it to start over the brae head, and was caught between the tub and a tree in the centre of the road when it did start. He was too young for the work

Mulloch, Daniel, 15 May 1916, aged 35, Electrocuted

Park, Robert, 13 Feb 1908, aged 24, Assistant Machineman, The dook section of the Dunfermline Splint coal was holed by a coal cutting machine, and the run was about 100 yards in length, the cutting being done in the back shift as usual, and the deceased men had charge of the operations. At the time of the accident the machine was nearing the top end of the run when the roof suddenly collapsed burying the men. The fall was very large, and had broken along the face for a distance of 36 ft., and over to the waste for at least 18 ft., and its average thickness was 5 ft. to 2 ft. next the coal face. The stone which was one solid mass, except a small detached portion at the top end, sat down on the wood pillars and threw out the props. The roof was sandstone of a strong nature, and had evidently taken a sudden break [More information ...]

Scott, William, 07 Aug 1903, aged 16, Miner, Deceased and his father were about to fill a tub with coal, when the roof suddenly collapsed. The roof was composed of a strong thick post of sandstone, and took periodical breaks across the faces ; it was one of such breaks which caused the accident

Stark, Thomas, 14 Jun 1906, aged 35, Brusher, Deceased was driving a road through old waste to reach a section of coal when the roof suddenly fell upon him