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Allan, William, 12 Nov 1895, 7 a.m., aged 15, Driver, Kicked by horse

Beatie, John, 02 Dec 1895, 9.30 a.m., aged 20, Miner, Fall of stone

Boyd, Robert, 18 Jan 1892, 2 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 45, Overman, Fell in shaft

Calder, James, 14 Dec 1910, aged 29, Pony Driver, He was driving a pony with a loaded hutch from the working face when the hutch left the rails and collided with and displaced a prop which allowed a quantity of small stones to fall on and suffocate him

Callison, Isaac, 06 Jun 1917, aged 17, Haulage worker, Caught by hutches

Collison, Isaac, 11 Jan 1901, aged 47, Miner, Crushed by a full hutch while drawing in front instead of behind

Cullen, James, 22 Jul 1891, 6 a.m., aged 37, Fireman, Fell down shaft

Cundalen, Philip, 29 Nov 1924, 12.20 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 50, Boiler Fireman, They were employed firing a battery of Lancashire boilers. Immediately behind them was a brick wall, 8 ft. high, which acted as a retaining wall to a stack of fuel. The wall, pushed away by the weight of fuel behind it, suddenly collapsed. The two firemen were buried by the falling debris and killed outright. The wall had served this purpose for two years and no defect had been noticed. It had been built without buttresses, the provision of which would have strengthened the wall and probably averted the accident [More information ...]

Ferguson, Archibald, 24 Oct 1890, 8.30 p.m., aged 36, Miner, Fall of coal

Gannen, Patrick, 18 Mar 1895, 7 a.m., aged 26, Miner, Fell from cage

Gibbons, Thomas, 03 Feb 1918, aged 17, Miner, Killed by a fall of debris

Gourlay, Samuel, 26 Apr 1922, 7 a.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 30, Coal cutting machineman, He was driving a coal cutting machine across the hill in a heading rising at a gradient of 1 in 4. The brushing face which was flush with the coal was ranced up by two props driven on to a plank.  At the moment the machine was stopped at the completion of the cut, it cleared one of the stells, swung down the hill and knocked out one of the supports to the brushing face. A stone was relieved which fractured both legs of deceased; one was a compound injury. Death resulted subsequent to an operation in the Infirmary seven days later. The fireman was present when the accident occurred.

Hamilton, Andrew, 06 Dec 1918, (accident: 05 Dec 1918), Miner, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Harvie, John, 27 Sep 1917, aged 32, Miner, Killed by a fall of stone from the roof

Keely, James, 12 Jul 1889, aged 13, Miner, Fall of stone

Kyle, Andrew, 02 Aug 1889, aged 40, Miner, Fall of stone

Lowrie, James, 05 Sep 1885, aged 17, Trimmer, Was caught between a loaded and an empty waggon

Maley, William, 01 Mar 1902, aged 28, Pony driver, While taking a hutch along a road the roof gave way and fell on him

Mauchline, William, 19 Apr 1928, aged 34, Brusher, Killed by a fall of material [More information ...]

McDonald, John, 28 May 1891, 1.30 p.m., aged 14, Collier, Fall of stone

McDowall, John, 21 Aug 1893, 6.30 p.m., aged 27, Roadsman, Fall of stone

McKillop, James, 19 May 1905, aged 27, Miner, He either fell or flung himself down a blind pit under the effects of the fumes from an underground fire

McNaughton, Peter, 25 Mar 1893, 2.30 p.m., aged 60, Waggon runner, Run over by waggon

Meinaghan, James, 12 Dec 1911, aged 38, Repairer, The deceased was repairing the sides of a main haulage road when a portion of the side walling suddenly fell over on top of him

Morrison, David, 18 Feb 1904, aged 66, Screen man, When redding up coal between two waggons at the screen the shunter brought forward other waggons, and he was crushed between the buffers

Murdoch, Henry McKinnon, 05 Jul 1916, aged 17, Pony Driver, Struck by rakes

Nicol, William, 02 Jul 1908, Midnight, aged 50, Repairer, When a shot, said to have been of arkite, was fired electrically it ignited firedamp which caused an explosion. The shot-firer and another man were injured

Paterson, John, 10 Jul 1905, aged 16, Pithead labourer, While on the cage adjusting an empty hutch the engineman lowered the cage and he got crushed. The cage was lowered without the prescribed signal from the pithead having been given

Roadnight, Arthur John, 29 Nov 1924, 12.20 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 25, Boiler Fireman, They were employed firing a battery of Lancashire boilers. Immediately behind them was a brick wall, 8 ft. high, which acted as a retaining wall to a stack of fuel. The wall, pushed away by the weight of fuel behind it, suddenly collapsed. The two firemen were buried by the falling debris and killed outright. The wall had served this purpose for two years and no defect had been noticed. It had been built without buttresses, the provision of which would have strengthened the wall and probably averted the accident [More information ...]

Rowan, John, 04 Aug 1897, aged 56, Roadsman, Deceased was engaged alone doing some repairs on a disused horse road, and while so engaged the roof fell and pinned him to the ground. He was discovered alive about fifteen hours afterwards. A fireman passed near to the place while he was under the stone, but did not hear his cries for help

Scholes, Thomas, 31 Oct 1907, aged 53, Roadsman, Fall of roof on road while repairing it

Sheddon, James, 04 May 1929, aged 51, Miner, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Simpson, Thomas, 06 Jun 1895, 8 a.m., aged 32, Miner, Fall of coal

Smith, David, 24 Apr 1893, 9.30 a.m., aged 46, Miner, Crushed by hutches on haulage road

Walookauvger, Kazazes, 05 Nov 1909, aged 23, Miner, Struck by a haulage pulley, placed at a bend getting somehow displaced, or by the rope when the pulley gave way

Watson, Thomas, 03 May 1912, (accident: 24 Nov 1911), aged 63, Coal Miner, Died from injuries received on 24th November by a fall of coal which had been undercut.