Craighead Colliery

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Aitken, John, 17 Jan 1899, aged 23, Bottomer, Fall of side on haulage road while it was being straightened and repaired

Baird, John, 14 Aug 1885, (accident: 27 Jul 1885), aged 50, Roadsman, While repairing a road a drawer ran a loaded hutch against him. Died 14th August

Black, William, 27 Feb 1879, Brusher, Fall of roof. At face, fall of "brushing". Long wall

Brown, James, 23 Feb 1901, (accident: 04 Apr 1900), aged 39, Miner, Fall of roof at working face (injured on 4th April 1900, and died on 23rd February 1901)

Burns, Hugh, 11 Sep 1877, aged 45, Sinker, They were struck by some wood and debris which fell down the shaft [More information ...]

Cook, Gavin, 27 Aug 1903, aged 20, Repairer, While knocking out a prop to allow a brick wall to be built the roof and side gave way

Couldliskie, William, 28 Dec 1904, aged 26, Miner, Fall of roof at stoops. Other two men were injured. The roof was not propped in terms of the Special Rules

Dobbins, Alexander, 11 Oct 1882, aged 45, Collier, The fireman in passing along a road, kindled gas lying in a hole above the air current

Donelly, James, 05 Jan 1883, aged 33, Fireman, Explosion of a shot before they had time to retire after lighting the match [More information ...]

Gardiner, Henry, 25 Dec 1880, Brusher, Struck with stones from a shot

Harper, David, 10 Dec 1895, 12.30 p.m., aged 18, Chainrunner, While opening a door on a dook, he was crushed against it by a "race" of hutches of which he had charge

Higgins, Cormick, 16 Sep 1892, aged 67, Miner, Fall of roof at brushing face

Hogg, John, 15 Oct 1889, aged 17, Pony driver, Fell off a "race" of hutches drawn by an engine while riding in front

Lavery, Terence, 06 Jul 1914, aged 25, Miner, Deceased was working at the coal face when a large stone fell from the roof, crushing him about the head and shoulders. The stone swung out several trees set up to support it, and exposed a lype running parallel with the face

Marks, Frederick, 14 Aug 1901, aged 28, Miner, In stepping back to avoid a piece of coal which fell from the roof he slipped and fell against a hutch

McDougall, James, 05 Jan 1883, aged 27, Brusher, Explosion of a shot before they had time to retire after lighting the match [More information ...]

McGeachie, Mark, 03 May 1898, aged 23, Drawer, Fall at road head of coal which formed the brushing

McGill, Patrick, 11 Sep 1877, aged 30, Sinker, They were struck by some wood and debris which fell down the shaft [More information ...]

McGinty, John, 07 Aug 1912, aged 26, Fireman, Deceased went back to examine the place after a shot had been fired, and while doing so a stone fell from the side and killed him instantly. The stone had apparently been loosened by the shot

McGlinchey, Tobias, 05 Apr 1894, 8.20 a.m., aged 17, Waggonshifter, Crushed between two waggons

McKay, John, 23 Apr 1901, aged 21, Drawer, Fall of roof on road while taking in an empty hutch

Muir, John, 20 Feb 1911, aged 45, Oversman, The coal is dropped from the Main Coal to the Splint Coal Seam, a distance of 16 fathoms, in a shaft in cages, the weight of the coal and hutch descending raises the empty hutch and ascending cage. Deceased got into a hutch for the purpose of examining the shaft, and when the cage was about 18 inches from the top, the rope broke, and he, the hutch and the cage fell to the bottom, and he was killed instantly. The rope, which outwardly appeared to be in good condition, was internally much corroded ; it broke at the top of the hose, where the water, running down the rope, collected and penetrated the strands

Paterson, John, 14 Dec 1891, aged 42, Overman, Fall of roof on road

Robertson, Joseph, 26 Feb 1904, aged 28, Miner, Fall of roof on drawing road while walking along it. Another man was injured

Savage, Michael, 15 Aug 1904, aged 38, Miner, When ascending the shaft a wooden prop fell from the surface, struck him and knocked him out of the cage [More information ...]

Smith, Robert, 18 Aug 1905, aged 22, Bogie man, He fell off the bogie in front of the race which went over him

Somodis, Peter, 06 Apr 1905, aged 22, Miner, Fall of stone (falling) in his working place. He failed to have it spragged while working below it

Thomson, Peter, 14 Nov 1901, aged 26, Miner, Fall of coal

White, Thomas, 09 Aug 1899, aged 31, Miner, Fall of roof at working face. Several props were knocked out by the fall