Bathville Colliery

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Auld, Archibald, 23 Apr 1877, Collier, Fall of coal. At face. Longwall

Brown, John, 05 Mar 1878, aged 73, Jigger, Crushed between two wagons while attempting to cross the line

Butter, Robert, 24 Dec 1891, 8.30 a.m., aged 14, Pony driver, Kicked by pony

Duff, James, 07 Apr 1894, aged 32, Miner, Crushed by waggons on colliery sidings. Deceased was employed in the pit, but was not at work on day of accident. He had gone to the colliery for his pay

Frame, James, 14 Oct 1880, aged 20, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, longwall

Gorman, William, 30 Apr 1897, aged 19, Drawer, Deceased was running in-bye along his drawing road, after taking breakfast, and is supposed to have fallen. Death was supposed to have resulted from syncope, produced by shock

Harvie, James, 01 Feb 1879, aged 16, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, crossing a hitch. Rock roof. Long wall

Logan, John, 17 Mar 1874, aged 20, Collier, Fall of coal. At face (Long wall)

Lynn, John, 18 Feb 1874, aged 27, Collier, Fall of coal. At face (Long wall)

Marshall, Alexander, 29 Sep 1891, 10.40 a.m., aged 33, Collier, Fall of coal

McKendrick, Hugh, 26 Sep 1887, aged 25, Bottomer, Mistake of signals. Engineman raised cage and man ran tub into open shaft

McKinnon, James, 07 Oct 1896, aged 14, Stone picker, Deceased appeared to have been oiling the engine of the picking table when in motion, to have slipped on the sole plate and fallen under the crank. The engine was stopped without delay, but not until he had received fatal injuries

Rae, David, 19 Feb 1892, 11.30 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 54, Miner, Fall of coal

Sinclair, John, 09 Apr 1890, 12.30 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 56, Roadsman, Caught by pinion wheel

Smith, James, 08 Feb 1862, Miner, Caught by cage at pit bottom

Taylor, William, 27 May 1865, Miner, Fall of coal and ironstone at face

Torrance, Robert, 29 Apr 1896, aged 20, Screenman, Deceased attempted to sprag the front wheel of a moving waggon with a pit prop. The prop was twisted backwards, and knocked deceased in front of the rear wheel which caused compound fractures of both legs. He died seven hours afterwards