Bothwell Park Colliery

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Beattie, John, 27 Feb 1900, aged 28, Roadsman, While removing a stone which had fallen upon a runaway "race" of hutches on a haulage road, the haulage engine was unexpectedly started, and he was crushed between the stone and the side of the road

Boyce, Hugh, 20 Feb 1893, 5 a.m., aged 44, Repairer, Fall of roof on an old road

Boyd, William, 10 Apr 1922, 9 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 31, Miner, Deceased was filling coal under the brushing at the roadhead of an ordinary longwall place when he was struck down by a large stone which fell from the roof.  He sustained severe injuries which caused death the following day. The proximity of a fault rendered the roof lipey and dangerous. The stone fell out from between two lypes and displaced two supports. An inspection of the place was made by the fireman about one hour prior to the accident and with the exception of instructing the miner in charge to set an additional prop at the roadhead, which instruction was carried out, he found the place, in general, in safe working order.

Bunyan, James, 02 Jun 1901, aged 26, Shanksman, He went into the cage seat to clean it when the cage came down on him

Clyde, Sam, 23 Sep 1911, aged 26, Repairer, He was loading up debris from the roadside, when a fall of roof occurred, part of the roof stone fell on to his back, fracturing his spine

Connell, Edward, 04 Aug 1898, aged 17, Pony driver, Run over in some unexplained manner by a "race" of full hutches he was taking along a road

Dawson, Frank, 21 Feb 1887, aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof. At face; long wall

Fee, John, 20 Jan 1880, aged 14, Drawer, Tub went over him on a drawing road

Film, James, 11 Apr 1874, Sinker, Fall of stone from shaft side (Sinking pit)

Frew, William, 27 Nov 1896, aged 15, Drawer, Run over by hutch while drawing in front of it

Gilchrist, James, 17 Jan 1887, Engineman, The cage went into the engine house and killed him

Grant, Walter, 21 Jun 1901, aged 18, Roadsman, When holding up a haulage rope while another man cut a notch in a crown, the haulage engine was started and his arm was drawn in round a pulley

Hall, James, 15 May 1914, aged 58, Labourer, Deceased, along with other two men, had been taking out some planks from beneath others. While doing so the upper planks were supported by means of props. After the required planks had been obtained, and when the props were about to be removed, the planks resting on the props slipped and fell. Deceased was caught and covered by them and killed instantly

Hall, John, 12 Mar 1897, aged 48, Brusher, The fireman fired a shot of carbonite in an accumulation of fire-damp, and the sparks from the tape fuse lighted the gas. Other four men were injured

Hammel, Philip, 23 Dec 1908, aged 53, Miner, Fall of roof on haulage road while travelling out to the shaft

Hazlett, John, 10 Mar 1914, aged 30, Brusher, Deceased was on the cage, with six other workmen, and while being raised he took ill and falling to the bottom of the cage was crushed. At a part of the shaft about 30 fathoms up he was forced into a "ring," and when the cage passed he fell to the bottom. The bottomer had permitted the cage to be raised without fixing on the gates

Hill, Thomas, 13 Feb 1895, 6.30 a.m., aged 78, Trapdoor keeper, When opening a door on a dook, he was knocked down by a "race" of hutches

Hunter, James, 21 Oct 1924, 10.5 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 34, Bottomer, He was attempting to divert the course of 18 full hutches, which, owing to not being adequately scotched, had commenced to move down the shaft landing ; whilst endeavouring to twist the second hutch on the flat sheets at the pit bottom, he was caught by the corner of the hutch and crushed against a brick wall. It was deceased's duty to scotch the tubs. Had deceased stepped clear the accident would not have happened ; the hutches would only have run a few yards and been brought to rest when they struck the wall

Jackson, William, 21 Nov 1892, aged 30, Roadsman, Run over by runaway hutches on a haulage road

Kirkwood, Robert, 30 Jul 1896, aged 26, Brusher, Fall of roof on road, while travelling along it

Lapinskie, William, 09 Jun 1922, 2 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 16, Drawer, He was on his way outbye after completing his shift and was passing a stationary rake of full tubs, when they were moved. He was found under the tubs, so severely injured that he died shortly afterwards. It was a mechanical haulage road upon which travelling was prohibited when the haulage was in motion.

Leonard, John, 23 Nov 1900, aged 24, Miner, While travelling along a horse road he was crushed between the side and a "race" of hutches which he met

Lynch, Daniel, 28 May 1903, aged 30, Brusher, While pulling out the wires and detonator from a charge of saxonite it exploded

McArd, James, 09 Jun 1909, aged 26, Repairer, He was said to be walking in front of full hutch after putting snibble in front wheel, when snibble came out, and hutch ran away and went over him

McAuley, Hugh, 27 Apr 1910, aged 60, Miner, A fall of roof at face killed him and injured another man

McCann, James, 23 Jul 1889, aged 40, Brusher, Explosion of firedamp (other 4 men injured) [More information ...]

McVey, Peter, 28 Feb 1910, aged 17, Haulage Boy, Caught between a spur and pinion wheel of an underground haulage engine

Morrison, John, 01 Jul 1911, aged 47, Labourer, He was engaged with others lowering a pithead pulley from the frame by means of a hand crane, and while the jib was going out the shoes holding the sole or seat broke, and the crane swung round and crushed him against the pithead building. There was no flaw to be seen in the soles, which were made of cast iron

Murdoch, Daniel, 05 May 1911, aged 23, Repairer, A narrow place was being driven, with a rising grade of 1 in 12, over a hitch 20 ft. up, in order to connect with a road above for the purpose of ventilation ; a shot hole was bored to a depth of 5 ft, and a heavy charge of Samsonite, consisting of 42 lbs., was inserted and fired for the purpose of blowing through. Deceased went up to the place to ascertain if the shot had done as was expected and was overcome by the fumes, as also was another man who had gone with him : a third man who followed saw these men fall and made an effort to get them out, but failed, and in a weak condition he managed to get assistance after travelling 700 ft. in the dark. There was no need for deceased to go up except that he was anxious to know if the shot had blown through. Had the shot blown through the smoke would have cleared away at once, as there was a good air current passing

Oliver, Robert, 17 Sep 1908, aged 25, Brusher, While pulling in front of a "race" of full hutches on a flat part of an incline, his foot was caught between the rails close to a crossing, and the front hutch went over him. He was illegally drawing in front

Paterson, George, 04 Nov 1914, aged 18, Chain Runner, Deceased was a run-rider on a haulage road rising from the shaft, and part of his duties was to couple and uncouple the rakes, which usually consisted of 18 tubs. At the top of the haulage road was a hauling engine worked by compressed air ; the empty rake being hauled up and the loaded rake lowered down by the drum running loose controlled by a brake. Some distance from the top was a bench and deceased brought the rake to a standstill a short distance above the lye for the purpose of attaching two loaded tubs ; these tubs stood on the haulage road ; the signal was given to lower the rake, and, just as it was about to reach the stationary tubs, deceased stepped in between with his head and shoulders to couple when he was fatally crushed. He had been warned the day before about the dangerous practice of going between the tubs to couple them

Petravage, John, 07 Aug 1900, aged 28, Miner, He went in front of a derailed hutch to lift it on the rails. In doing so, the snibbles fell out and the hutch ran over him

Phee, James, 29 Jun 1898, aged 34, Brusher, While repairing a road, a stone fell from the side

Shiverall, William, 19 Jun 1903, aged 24, Fireman, Fall of roof at brushing face when about to fire a shot just after firing another close to it

Solkin, Carminic, 10 Mar 1911, aged 35, Miner, He and other seven men got into the cage to ascend the shaft at the end of the shift, and just as the cage started he lost his balance or fainted, and fell out of the cage to the main coal seam, a distance of 64 feet. He did not appear to be much injured beyond suffering from slight shock and a broken arm, but died 12 hours afterwards. He and the other men had got into the cage without the bottomer being present and signalled themselves away. Beyond the vertical bars at the sides, the cage was not protected either at the sides or ends

Storrie, James, 12 Feb 1908, aged 50, Miner, Fall of coal while holing it. In falling it displaced a sprag. His neighbour was in the act of drilling a shot-hole to blast the coal down

Vilshinsley, Joseph, 23 Aug 1907, aged 32, Miner, When travelling along a haulage road with a pick blade in his hand he was passing a stationary race of hutches when it was started and a hutch drove the pick point into his thigh

Young, Robert, 05 Jan 1913, (accident: 18 Dec 1912), aged 33, Locomotive Fireman, Deceased was picking up pieces of coal, which had fallen from the screens, as the coal passed into the wagons, with which to fire the locomotive boiler, when a piece, weighing about 14 lbs., fell upon his head, inflicting a wound. He died 18 days later from erysipelas