Carronhall Colliery

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Connell, Timothy, 03 Sep 1913, (accident: 05 Aug 1913), aged 53, Iron pipe worker, He was coupling up the steam connections to a steam hoist, when a plank fell from the top of the hoist and knocked him to the ground. It is not certain how the plank came to fall. Died 3rd September

Easton, James, 03 Nov 1903, aged 31, Brusher, Deceased and another had fired a brushing shot and were forming a roadside building with the debris. To give easier access to the building, he had taken out some "breaking trees" at roadside, thereby apparently relieving a large overhanging stone, which fell upon and instantly killed him

Fairlie, Henry, 14 Sep 1877, aged 21, Labourer, Fall of roof. At edge of shaft, while putting in brick arching. Long wall

Galloway, Robert, 22 Nov 1909, Shunter, Deceased was taking some empty waggons to the screens and in passing some other waggons on another parallel line, he was fatally crushed. There was not sufficient room to pass at the place and evidently deceased had forgotten, as he was well acquainted with the sidings

Hill, Archibald, 29 Feb 1908, (accident: 24 Feb 1908), aged 30, Drawer, Deceased was descending on the cage for the first time in his life, and failed to keep inside the cover, and just as the cage left the surface his left arm, which was projecting, was crushed. He died from his injuries five days after

Hotchkiss, Cornelius, 10 Sep 1903, aged 38, Miner, Deceased had fired a cut shot close to one side of his place, and, immediately after, was picking some dirt from amongst the fallen coal, when a mass of sandstone, relieved by the shot, fell upon him, killing him almost instantaneously

Hunter, Alexander, 27 Mar 1893, 10.15 a.m., aged 64, Miner, Fall of coal

Hunter, Robert, 10 Jul 1857, Collier, Fall of roof at face of working

Huskie, James, 10 Sep 1858, Collier, By fall of roof at face of workings

Mathewson, David, 20 Feb 1860, Collier, By fall of coal at face of working

McLukie, Robert, 19 Sep 1876, aged 53, Oversman, [By Machinery on Surface] Crushed by flywheel of pumping engine. It was fenced

Rae, Andrew, 26 Sep 1855, Struck whilst ascending the shaft by an iron bolt falling down

Ratkin, Margaret, 15 Dec 1863, aged 55, Pit-head woman, Fatally injured by waggon wheel running over her at pit mouth

Robertson, Thomas, 17 Jan 1857, Collier, Fall of roof at face of working

Sharp, James, 30 May 1880, aged 54, Engineman, Scalded by hot water and steam while cleaning out the overflow pipe from hot-well during the time the engine was working

Sharp, Thomas, 25 Nov 1911, aged 61, Winding Engineman, Deceased apparently drew the top cage too high, thus causing the shoe to stick above the guide and bring the cage up. The gate would also be lifted with the cage, leaving one side of the shaft unfenced. He fell down the shaft, but the evidence is incomplete, and it is not clear whether he went through inadvertently or otherwise

Simpson, George, 16 Jun 1859, Collier, By fall of stone at face of working

Sneddon, John, jun., 15 May 1907, aged 16, Drawer, Deceased was filling coal into a tub at the face, when the roof fell upon him. The roof was insufficiently propped

Thompson, James, 26 Jan 1859, Collier, By falling down pit from a mid-working which was not properly fenced

Waugh, Thomas, 19 Jun 1856, Collier, Fall of coal at face of working

Willson, Alexander, 06 May 1882, aged 27, Brusher, Fall of roof. At face of brushing, long wall

Wilson, David, 24 Oct 1876, aged 43, Collier, [Fall of roof] At face. Longwall

Wilson, W., 23 Sep 1868, aged 12, Driver, Fell when running between his horse and a race of tubs, and the hutches ran over him