Climpy Colliery

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Baird, William, 27 May 1903, aged 49, Brusher, While deceased was putting a building in the wall with the debris made while brushing the roadway, the roof fell and injured him, causing his death seven days later

Crookston, James, 10 Nov 1908, aged 19, Haulageman, Deceased was in the act of signalling away a rake of tubs when some debris fell off the side and crushed his leg ; he died from shock while leg was being amputated

Hamilton, James, 11 Aug 1908, (accident: 03 Aug 1908), aged 50, Fireman, Deceased was night fireman, and was dividing the contents of a can of gunpowder into two cans of 2½ lbs. each, when a spark from his lamp, which was near by fell into one of the cans and an explosion resulted. The air current was very strong, and the spark was blown by it into the can. The injuries proved fatal eight days later. A Special Rule was contravened

Kirkwood, Walter, 11 Nov 1914, aged 39, Manager, He came on to the pit top, and in the absence of the banksman who was tipping a hutch, signalled three to the onsetter. The onsetter intended to signal three in reply, but on the first of the three raps being received he moved to enter the cage. The winding engineman, not waiting for the completion of the signal lowered the cage and deceased was caught between it, and the flat sheets. In addition to not waiting until the return signal had been received deceased was about to enter the cage although the keps were not in place

Orr, John, 08 Jan 1899, (accident: 15 Aug 1898), aged 22, Miner, Deceased and his brother were engaged "winning" out inside a "hitch," and while holing the coal the roof suddenly fell out from between two parallel lypes and injured the spine. He died on 8th January, 1899

Parker, Thomas, 09 Oct 1908, aged 40, Miner, Deceased had finished work for the day and was leaving the place when the roof suddenly collapsed on him, and before he could be relieved a second fall took place killing him instantly