Cadder Colliery

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Allen, John, 31 Aug 1869, aged 35, Pit-headman, Was struck by the winding rope in its descent down the shaft, after breaking

Anderson, Hugh, 03 Aug 1913, aged 17, Bencher, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

Armstrong, Charles, 03 Aug 1913, aged 24, Drawer, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

Bankier, John, 27 Nov 1869, aged 30, Sinker, Breakage of a chain, which knocked him off a scaffold in its descent

Bell, Cuthbert, 03 Aug 1913, aged 32, Machineman, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

Brown, Alexander, 03 Aug 1913, aged 15, Pumper, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

Brown, John, 03 Aug 1913, aged 19, Hole borer, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

Brown, William, 03 Aug 1913, aged 17, Hole borer, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

Burns, George, 30 Jan 1879, aged 60, Fireman, Suffocated by gases

Cleland, John, 23 Feb 1871, aged 14, Boy, Fell down the shaft from the surface

Clelland, John, 19 Dec 1870, aged 49, Foreman, A bolt fell from the surface and struck the deceased while engaged with pipes at 15 fathoms from the surface

Connelly, John, 06 Dec 1900, aged 22, Reddsman, While turning a loaded hutch on the plates on a self-acting incline before clamping it to the rope, the hutch, owing to the block not being in position, got over the brow of the incline, carrying him in front of it

Darroch, Patrick, 03 Aug 1913, aged 19, Brusher, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

Davidson, George, 03 Aug 1913, aged 21, Roadsman, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

Douglas, William, 17 Aug 1905, (accident: 05 Apr 1905), aged 44, Roadsman, When working on an endless rope dook he failed to keep clear of an upcoming full hutch, and was run over by it. He died on 17th August

Drummond, Peter, 21 Nov 1863, aged 35, Miner, Fall of roof at the face

Duffin, Patrick, 03 Aug 1913, aged 34, Brusher, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

Dunbar, Andrew, 03 Aug 1913, aged 20, Drawer, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

Edgar, William, 01 Nov 1914, (accident: 27 Oct 1914), aged 24, Coal Cutting Machine Gummer, When deceased and his mate (Burns) arrived at the face, they found a mechanic renewing the brass bushes of their electrically-driven coal cutting machine. On these repairs being completed, deceased went for the trailing cable and Burns went for some lubricant. Deceased returned to the machine with the trailing cable and held it across the machine for the mechanic to fix into the plug. This the mechanic did, whereupon the machine immediately was set in motion, and the deceased was caught by the revolving bar and severely injured. He died four days afterwards. On enquiry being made it was found that deceased had connected the outbye end of the trailing cable to the gate end box and had there switched on the current in order to save himself a second journey for the purpose. Unfortunately the starting switch on the coal cutting machine was in the "on" position, and as soon as the trailing cable was fixed in the plug box the machine was set in motion. The accident was easily avoidable, and was due to carelessness and want of thought

Flynn, James, 03 Aug 1913, aged 46, Machineman, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

George, John, 19 Feb 1876, aged 19, while blasting it is supposed that the shot had hung fire [More information ...]

Gibb, Richard, 24 Aug 1901, aged 45, Labourer, A train of waggons going down an incline was not spragged, and ran into the lye where Gibb was working, and killed him

Gibbons, Michael, 06 Jan 1922, 4.15 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 49, Miner, He was repairing near the face of a stone drift and whilst he was shearing the side preparatory to the erection of a set of timber, a slab of blaes weighing about 4 cwts., suddenly slipped.  In attempting to evade the stone he fell heavily on his back and sustained a severe injury to his head.  The stone struck him about the body and almost severed his left arm.  He died about nine hours later.  The fireman, chargeman, and deceased examined and tapped the side shortly before the accident and found no indications of danger.  The blaes was of a very lipey character.

Gordon, Robert, 05 Mar 1885, aged 19, Miner, Fall of roof at face

Harrigan, Hugh, 17 Aug 1900, aged 47, Miner, While going up a self-acting incline he was run over by a runaway hutch

Harvey, George, 03 Aug 1913, aged 32, Brusher, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

Henderson, Robert, 13 Jul 1871, aged 22, Sinker, By a scaffold on which they were standing getting detatched from the rope [More information ...]

Higgins, Robert, 13 Jul 1871, aged 35, Sinker, By a scaffold on which they were standing getting detatched from the rope [More information ...]

Holland, Thomas, 03 Aug 1913, aged 28, Gummer, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

Hunter, William, 24 Sep 1862, aged 45, Miner, Fall of roof while engaged securing it [More information ...]

Jollie, William, 24 Sep 1862, aged 60, Miner, Fall of roof while engaged securing it [More information ...]

Leckie, William, 05 Nov 1864, aged 30, Miner, Fall of roof at face

Lynch, James, 27 Feb 1881, aged 30, Drawer, Explosion of firedamp

McAloon, Owen, 03 Aug 1913, aged 17, Pony driver, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

McAndrew, John, 08 Jan 1895, 3 p.m., 8th hour of shift, Waggon trimmer, Knocked in front of the wheels of a waggon which he was illegally spragging

McCann, Hugh, 03 Aug 1913, aged 37, Hand pumper, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

McCann, Peter, 17 Dec 1884, aged 55, Miner, Fall of ironstone

McCluskey, Robert, 15 May 1886, (accident: 09 Mar 1886), aged 40, Miner, Fall of ironstone at face. Injured on 9th March

McEwan, Robert, 09 Nov 1891, aged 19, Drawer, Pushed his hutch into the open shaft at a mid working and fell with it

McGarry, John, 03 Aug 1907, aged 51, Miner, While illegally riding on a race of hutches being drawn up a dook he got crushed against the brick wall forming the side of the road

McGuvie, Thomas, 26 Jun 1911, aged 28, Brusher, While taking down brushing, a large stone fell from the face on to his head, killing him instantly

McMillan, Alexander, 03 Aug 1913, aged 54, Machineman, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

McMillan, George, 03 Aug 1913, aged 29, Stapper, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

Middleton, William, 12 Apr 1892, aged 63, Roadsman, Crushed against the roof while riding on "dook race" contrary to orders

Mills, Joseph, 11 Feb 1909, aged 36, Miner, Fall of ironstone while holing, through ironstone being insufficiently spragged

Moore, James, 05 Sep 1866, aged 36, Miner, Explosion of firedamp

Morrison, Archibald, 07 Aug 1892, aged 40, Shaftsman, Fell down the shaft while renewing a scaffold

Pringle, James, 08 Dec 1899, aged 21, Bencher, While walking up a dook close behind a "race" of full hutches, a coupling broke and the hutches ran back on him

Ramsay, Robert, 03 Aug 1913, aged 30, Roadsman, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

Ramsay, William, 03 Aug 1913, aged 26, Roadsman, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

Regan, Patrick, 03 Aug 1913, aged 32, Brusher, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

Riley, Charles, 03 Aug 1913, aged 35, Fireman, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

Shaw, David, 13 Jul 1871, aged 28, Sinker, By a scaffold on which they were standing getting detatched from the rope [More information ...]

Stewart, Hugh, 21 Jun 1904, aged 20, Drawer, A hutch being filled at a heading face ran down and crushed him against the side

Taylor, William, 21 Apr 1893, 12.20 a.m., aged 52, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

Thorn, William, 19 Feb 1876, aged 18, while blasting it is supposed that the shot had hung fire [More information ...]

Travers, Terrence, 28 Dec 1905, aged 58, Miner, Fall of ironstone while holing

Wedlock, George, 20 Dec 1900, aged 32, Drawer, Struck by a rail lying in an empty hutch in a horse lye, the outgoing race of full hutches having caught the empty hutches owing to the lines of rails being too close to each other

Worthington, John, 03 Aug 1913, aged 28, Reddsman, Underground fire, probably caused by accidental ignition of clothes, lamp-wick or timber by open lights or matches [More information ...]

Wotherspoon, William, 10 Jun 1862, aged 32, Miner, Fall of roof at the face