Canderrigg/Canderside Colliery

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Barnes, A., 06 Nov 1936, he was crushed by a runaway loaded hutch of coal in the Upper Drumgray section

Cameron, Albert, 12 Oct 1909, aged 30, Miner, Fall of roof at working place while holing

Heeps, James, 23 May 1911, aged 17, Drawer, He apparently stumbled whilst going along a haulage road. When picked up immediately afterwards he was dead. There were no external signs of injury

Heggerty, Andrew, 18 Nov 1912, aged 36, Miner, Whilst working at the road head, a fall of brushing stone struck the deceased, breaking his neck. The fall came away from a lype on one side of the roadway and displaced the timber

Kane, John, 08 Feb 1910, aged 28, Machineman, Fall of stone from roadside at roadhead when reaching a hammer

Morton, George, 20 Sep 1922, 1 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 29, Coal cutting machineman, When fresh picks had been inserted in the cutting disc, which was embedded about 18 in in the former cut, deceased switched on the electric current. Immediately the machine kicked out from the face, spun round, and displaced a number of roof supports. Deceased was caught by the revolving disc and buried under a fall of roof, sustaining injuries which resulted in death 12 hours later. The machine kicked out as the result of the resistance offered to the fresh wide or double picks by the hard floor and shallow holings. Provision should be made to permit of the disc turning freely with fresh picks at the commencement of a cut

Plenderleith, James, 02 Sep 1909, aged 58, Miner, Fall of overhanging stone, under which machine-cut coal had been taken down

Stewart, James, 06 Aug 1924, 5.0 a.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 40, Ash Wheeler, This man was sending loaded hutches from one level to a higher level in an upcast shaft. He had to use a slide door in the pithead casing through which he pushed the hutches on to the cage. Apparently he opened the door before the cage came to his level and, for some unknown reason, pushed the hutch into the shaft. He and the hutch fell down the shaft, a distance of 46 fathoms. Death was instantaneous. Had deceased carefully watched for the cage before pushing his tub this accident would not have occurred

Twaddle, Alexander, 01 Apr 1902, aged 20, Miner, Fall of roof at working face. It was not secured as required by the regulations