Common Colliery

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Anderson, Frederick, 24 Oct 1890, aged 26, Steeplejack, Fell from a chimney which he was repairing

Black, James, 08 Mar 1897, aged 23, Miner, Premature ignition of a shot, which went off while he was lighting the squib

Blane, John, 15 Oct 1894, 4 p.m., aged 40, Miner, Explosion of firedamp by going into disused workings

Broggan, Peter, 28 Oct 1881, aged 59, Sinker, Overwinding by an unauthorised engine man

Brown, James, 18 Aug 1897, aged 45, Miner, After lighting the match of a shot and retiring round a corner, he looked back to see if the match was burning, when the shot went off, and he was struck by a stone

Brown, John William, 27 Feb 1892, aged 35, Overman, Fall of coal at stoops

Bryce, Alexander, 16 Oct 1908, aged 30, Drawer, When letting away a "race" of hutches from the top of a self-acting incline, the rope was drawn out of the hose and struck him on the head

Bryce, David, 06 Dec 1889, aged 39, Miner, Fell down the shaft from a midworking [More information ...]

Caldwell, William, 14 Aug 1882, aged 27, Miner, Fall of roof

Corrie, Richard, 06 May 1903, aged 29, Miner, While firing a shot of fracturite it went off in some unexplained manner. Apparently he thought it had missed fire and he returned to it

Crosbir, Samuel, 13 Mar 1871, aged 50, Collier, Crushed between the cage and the shaft, caused by misuderstanding of signals [More information ...]

Currants, John, 09 Jul 1864, aged 40, Miner, Fall of roof at face

Earl, John, 10 Dec 1875, aged 28, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

Graham, James, 25 Nov 1860, aged 28, Collier, Fell off the cage in the shaft

Greenshields, Walter, 28 Dec 1882, aged 42, Engineman, Caught by machinery whilst oiling it

Haldridge, John, 19 Sep 1885, aged 46, Miner, Fall of ironstone

Harkness, Frank, 27 Oct 1894, 8 a.m., aged 34, Miner, Explosion of firedamp

Kyle, Richard, 15 Mar 1886, aged 40, Collier, Fell from cage to the pit bottom, a distance of 8 fathoms, whilst ascending with 2 other men

Lockhart, Thomas, 18 Sep 1882, aged 26, Collier, Fall of coal at face

McDonald, William, 12 Jun 1874, aged 53, Miner, Fall of roof at face

McDougald, Dougald, 19 Sep 1886, (accident: 09 Mar 1886), aged 43, Miner, Fall of roof at face. Injured 9th Mar

McDougald, Dougald, 19 Sep 1887, (accident: 09 Mar 1887), aged 43, Miner, Fall of roof at face (Injured on 9th March)

McInultey, Thomas, 30 Dec 1875, aged 40, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

McLundie, James, 29 Jan 1876, aged 20, Pitheadman, Was struck by the descending cage at the surface, whilst looking down the shaft

McPheaton, Alexander, 06 Jun 1899, aged 17, Pony driver, Run over by a loaded hutch, which appears to have overpowered him, while illegally drawing in front of it

McPherson, Donald, 30 Nov 1891, aged 45, Miner, Explosion of compressed powder by a spark from his lamp

McSherrie, Thomas, 17 Apr 1894, 11.30 a.m., aged 40, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

Moon, George, 22 Feb 1883, aged 61, Miner, Fall of ironstone

Muir, Andrew, 19 Feb 1872, aged 13, Drawer, Crushed between two hutches while running an empty hutch down an incline

Murdock, William, 06 Feb 1872, aged 52, Roadsman, Crushed by the cage when crossing the shaft

O'Neil, Frances, 18 Jan 1897, aged 16, Pony driver, Found dead below a race of hutches which he was bringing out along a level

Park, James, 16 Jul 1868, aged 48, Collier, Fall of roof at face

Rankine, George, 05 Sep 1867, aged 37, Sinker, Fell off the pump rods, a distance of 9 feet

Richmond, Joseph, 19 Jan 1909, aged 16, Pony driver, Run over in some unknown manner by race of hutches which he was taking along road

Robertson, John, 27 Sep 1892, aged 15, Pony driver, Supposed to have fallen in front of his "race" and got run over

Smith, John, 17 Jul 1885, (accident: 13 Apr 1885), aged 55, Roadsman, While acting as chain runner, fell while stepping off a hutch and his legs were injured; injured on 13th April

Steel, James, 13 Dec 1904, aged 16, Miner, Fall of stone from working face. Apparently he was working below it without sprags

Torrance, Samuel, 06 May 1896, aged 19, Brusher, A shot was being fired, and he returned too soon, when it went off. He thought the fuse had not lighted