Cornsilloch Colliery

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Cairnduff, Thomas, 01 Mar 1869, aged 25, Collier, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Campbell, Archibald, 09 Dec 1901, aged 27, Miner, On entering their working place 2¼ hours after it had been inspected by the fireman, their naked lights ignited firedamp. Another miner was injured [More information ...]

Cummings, James, 16 Sep 1896, aged 27, Miner, Ignited firedamp on longwall road in the Virtuewell seam, where they were redding a fall and using open lights [More information ...]

Farrell, Richard, 05 Sep 1900, aged 20, Chain Runner, Deceased was employed as chain-runner at an inside haulage and had finished his shift and was on his way to the pit bottom. A rake of hutches drawn by engine power overtook him, and he got on to it and was crushed between the top of a water chest, which was on the rake, and the timber supporting the roof

Galloway, James, 31 Mar 1884, aged 14, Screen boy, Jammed between the buffers of two waggons

Halley, Walter, 16 Oct 1877, aged 40, Fireman, Explosion of firedamp. Came unexpectedly on gas in doing his rounds. He had a naked light

Kerr, Colin, 05 Mar 1898, aged 27, Miner, Deceased was breaking away a place on the rise side of a horse road. While wedging down a corner, left by the first breaking of coal, a large triangular stone suddenly fell upon him, killing him instantly

Kirkwood, Robert, 14 Mar 1871, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof at face

Lindsay, James, 16 Jul 1902, aged 56, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

Livingstone, Robert, 09 Dec 1901, aged 30, Miner, On entering their working place 2¼ hours after it had been inspected by the fireman, their naked lights ignited firedamp. Another miner was injured [More information ...]

Mathie, James, 29 Jun 1882, aged 27, Collier, He went into another man's place for tools. The fireman had stopped the man who worked in it until he had cleared out the gas

McClusky, Edward, 01 Nov 1889, aged 34, Miner, Fall of stone

McLean, Robert, 10 Dec 1901, aged 45, Repairer, Fall of roof on horse road while redding a previous fall

McTaggart, Patrick, 24 Dec 1886, aged 50, Collier, Fall of side. At face; stoop and room

Ninnes, James, 16 Dec 1896, aged 55, Miner, Deceased and another miner lighted their shots in adjacent places at the same time. The other miner's shot exploded and deceased not knowing it had been lighted thought it was his shot, and returned to his place, and was killed by his shot exploding

Penman, Andrew, 06 Feb 1871, aged 60, Collier, Fall of cage while ascending shaft

Rae, William W., 16 Sep 1896, aged 25, Miner, Ignited firedamp on longwall road in the Virtuewell seam, where they were redding a fall and using open lights [More information ...]

Scott, Allan, 13 Oct 1909, (accident: 11 Jun 1909), aged 35, Miner, He is said to have strained and ruptured himself while pushing a hutch, and he died on 13th October