Broomhouse Colliery

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Alexander, Thomas, 09 Mar 1908, aged 58, Screenman, Crushed between buffers of waggons while standing taking his breakfast

Burns, Archibald, 13 Jun 1888, aged 13, Drawer, Fell down a blind pit

Cameron, Edward, 03 Sep 1897, aged 17, Drawer, While walking up the dook, worked by an endless rope, the rope broke, and he was run over by a full hutch

Carney, Frank, 18 Nov 1886, Reddsaman, His foot got entangled with jigger chain on haulage road

Clark, Richard, 10 Feb 1885, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof

Forsyth, James, 05 Jan 1905, (accident: 22 Oct 1904), aged 43, Under manager, The floor of the winding engine-house gave way and he fell through the opening, getting two of his ribs broken. The accident was not reported until after his death on 5th January, 1905

Frew, Henry, 16 Jan 1896, aged 42, Manager, The rope ladder on which he was descending a blind pit gave way, and he fell to the bottom

Mair, John, 22 Sep 1891, aged 45, Miner, Fall of midstone

McAdams, James, 12 Feb 1894, 4.30 a.m., aged 60, Bottomer, While crossing the cage seat the cage came down on him

McDonnachie, John, 11 Dec 1894, 11 a.m., aged 43, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

McGinnes, Patrick, 06 Sep 1904, aged 40, Brusher, When entering a place to commence work his naked light ignited fire-damp. Another man was injured [More information ...]

Pope, Francis, 29 Oct 1898, aged 60, Brusher, Fall of roof at brushing face

Robertson, John, 03 Jul 1911, (accident: 18 Jun 1911), aged 63, Joiner, Deceased with others was doing repairs at a shaft, which was covered in for the purposes of ventilation. Part of the covering had been removed, and the wood being used to enclose the portion removed was lying in pieces on the top of the flat cover, over the mouth of the shaft. The cage was raised for some purpose, and this caused one of these pieces to fall off ; it struck the deceased's head and cut it. The injury was very slight, but erysipelas supervening, he died 15 days later

Sharkey, Edward, 29 Oct 1908, aged 21, Haulage engineman, Fall from the side of the underground haulage engine-room

Shaw, Thomas, 06 Apr 1890, aged 28, Fireman, Explosion of firedamp

Thomson, David, 22 May 1903, aged 39, Fireman, When ascending the shaft alone in the cage he fell out

Whyte, Henry, 13 Dec 1905, aged 46, Waggoner, When about to apply the brake of one of seven waggons in motion, a locomotive gave them an extra push. He fell on the rail, and the wheel of the following wagon fatally injured him