Carfin Colliery

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Arminus, Annie, 07 Jun 1924, (accident: 05 Jun 1924, 1.10 p.m., 6th hour of shift), aged 16, Picker, Deceased was walking on the main engine road, near screening plant, to deliver a message to the Manager when she was knocked down and run over by the locomotive, which had come slowly along unnoticed. Both legs were severed, left above knee and right below knee. She was removed to Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, where she died 2 days later, through shock caused by the injuries. This accident would not have happened if the locomotive driver had sounded a warning signal on approaching screening plant. Deceased had also sufficient clear space to walk on, clear of main engine road. She apparently failed to look about her or would have observed the engine as there was nothing to obstruct her view

Beelavicke, Joseph, 10 Aug 1903, aged 21, Miner, Fall of clay from working face

Boyd, Alexander, 03 Sep 1909, aged 17, Motor haulageman, He appears to have been reaching beneath the fencing of haulage gearing to wipe something, when he was caught by pinion wheels

Brannan, Peter, 04 Aug 1903, aged 24, Brusher, While knocking out props at road head to facilitate his work the roof fell on him

Brown, John, 09 Feb 1865, aged 50, Labourer, He ran an empty tub into the pit at the surface and fell after it, while the cage was at the upper scaffold

Cairney, James, 03 May 1881, aged 24, Collier, This accident happened in a new shaft. The deceased and two others were breaking away the levels in the main coal before cages were put in. While ascending at end of shift, a wrong signal was given, and deceased fell off the kettle while it was going too quickly

Coffey, Thomas, 08 Jun 1896, aged 26, Fireman, He entered with a naked light disused workings which had not been inspected

Cristolitus, Simon, 19 Mar 1903, aged 29, Drawer, Fall of clay from working face while passing along it

Crombie, David, 01 Jul 1911, aged 19, Pony driver, He apparently thought the cage was at a mid-landing, and opened the gate, protecting the shaft, pushed his hutch into the shaft and fell with it 40 fathoms to the low bottom. The lighting of the mid-landing was not adequate

Cummings, James, 01 Dec 1883, aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, while putting up a prop. Long wall

Dolloughan, Hugh, 07 Jul 1860, Collier, By fall of stone from roof by removing a prop

Donnochie, Neil, 31 Mar 1853, Explosion of fire in a fall in road

Dougan, Cornelius, 23 Sep 1879, aged 55, Brusher, Chokedamp had on previous occasions come from an old waste but the men were able to retire in safety on being warned of its approach. On this occasion they delayed too long and fell before reaching the fresh air. [More information ...]

Gillon, Bernard, 26 Nov 1891, aged 30, Sinker, Explosion of dynamite while stemming a shot [More information ...]

Hostler, David, 30 Apr 1903, aged 27, Miner, Fall of coal

Kellochan, John, 12 Apr 1892, aged 40, Brusher, Fall of roof while repairing it [More information ...]

Knox, Matthew, 07 Nov 1870, aged 20, Collier, Fall of coal "stooping"

Lafferty, Charles, 28 Apr 1898, aged 36, Boilerman, Fall of stone wall in front of boilers owing to the pressure of the dross heaped up behind it

Laird, James, 26 Nov 1891, aged 67, Sinker, Explosion of dynamite while stemming a shot [More information ...]

Laughland, Stiven, 29 May 1860, Collier, By fall of stone from roof of draw road

Madden, John, 29 Jun 1907, (accident: 13 Jun 1907), aged 49, Bricklayer's labourer, He pricked his finger with his lamp pricker which was stuck in his cap. Blood-poisoning resulted and he died sixteen days after the occurrence

McInally, Arthur, 17 Jan 1913, aged 14, Drawer, The deceased was sitting by the roadside when a large stone, 3 feet by 3 feet 4 inches by 6 inches, fell on to him. Another man sitting beside him was injured. The roadway was adjacent to an old waste, and should have been systematically timbered

McIvor, John, 03 Jan 1856, Collier, Walking into the pit on a dark morning

McKey, John, 20 May 1903, (accident: 09 May 1903), aged 27, Joiner, When pinching a plank from off a screen the pinch slipped and struck him behind the ear. He worked till 18th May when erysipelas set in and he died on the 20th

McKinstry, Allan, 01 Mar 1897, aged 24, Drawer, Fall of roof at working face by the fall breaking the crowns

McLair, Alexander, 06 Mar 1885, aged 67, Brusher, Fall of roof. While repairing drawing road; long wall

McLean, John, 23 Feb 1875, aged 17, Collier, [Fall of roof] In a "longwall" drawing road

Morrison, D., 24 May 1869, aged 40, Stoker, Killed while greasing a beam in shaft

Murray, John, 13 Oct 1896, aged 21, Waggon shifter, Whilst spragging a waggon, the sprag knocked him in front of the wheels, and he was run over

Nugent, Thomas, 27 Jan 1913, aged 37, Miner, Deceased was taking off coal from the face when a fall of roof fatally injured him. In taking off the coal he exposed an unseen lype in roof

Queen, William, 02 Mar 1857, Brusher, Fall of stone near face of workings

Reid, Charles, 27 Dec 1856, Pitheadman, Falling down pit while pushing forward a hutch

Storris, Alexander, 11 Jan 1908, aged 28, Miner, When returning from his work, he was overtaken on a self-acting incline by nine runaway empty hutches, which had been released by a coupling breaking

Strain, John, 23 Sep 1879, aged 54, Brusher, Chokedamp had on previous occasions come from an old waste but the men were able to retire in safety on being warned of its approach. On this occasion they delayed too long and fell before reaching the fresh air. [More information ...]

Svohl, Frank, 14 Apr 1903, aged 23, Drawer, Fall of roof on road while redding a fall

Thomson, James, 24 Oct 1899, aged 14, Stone picker, While amusing himself his foot got caught between the pulley and belt of a conveyor

Thomson, Robert, 20 Jan 1898, aged 38, Miner, While drawing props below the head coal, the coal fell upon him

Trotter, James, 04 Jun 1869, aged 40, Labourer, Fall of coal