Clydeside Colliery

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Currie, George, 16 May 1907, aged 24, Pithead labourer, Whilst pushing a full hutch away from the shaft mouth he slipped and fell back on the top of the descending cage as it was leaving the pithead

Kane, William, 02 Jun 1913, aged 50, Dirt Picker, The screen engine was standing on its dead centre, and when steam was admitted it did not move. The engineman in charge of it called deceased to assist him to turn the flywheel round, and, without shutting off the steam, they pulled at the wheel, and when it moved it revolved rapidly, with the result that deceased was thrown down and crushed between the spokes of the wheel and the floor of the engine house

Lundie, John, 11 Mar 1903, aged 37, Waggon trimmer, While pinching back a waggon to take out a trig the pinch slipped. He fell, and the waggon ran over his leg

Martin, Robert, 09 May 1922, 8.10 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 51, Miner, Deceased was working at the coal face when a fall of roof occurred and he was killed instantly.  The accident happened at the waste end of a longwall face where a piece of coal 45 ft. wide was some 15 ft. behind the remainder of the face. The stone which fell was bounded by a break, a lype, and a fault slip. Some timber was run out by the fall. The timbering rule was apparently not contravened, but straps were not in use.  The place was inspected by a fireman and reported safe within two hours of the accident.

McGuire, Michael, 13 Nov 1882, Brusher, Fall of roof. At face, while putting in a building, long wall

Mckenna, Patrick, 15 Sep 1904, aged 23, Brusher, Fall of roof from brushing face

Murray, James, 22 Aug 1924, 9.15 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 26, Miner, Killed by an explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Nolan, James, 25 Jul 1907, aged 35, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

O'Neil, Thomas, 21 Nov 1906, aged 47, Miner, Fall from the side of a road while sitting taking his breakfast

Payne, Thomas, 10 Jan 1924, 11.35 p.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 30, Coal Cutting Machineman, Killed by an explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Ralston, Samuel, 08 Jan 1887, aged 18, Collier, Fall of roof. At face; long wall

Simpson, Alexander, 09 Jul 1907, aged 34, Miner, Struck or run over by empty waggons being shunted in the siding while apparently attempting to cross the rails

Tonner, Patrick, 06 Jun 1910, aged 50, Waggon Shifter, Caught and fatally crushed between stationary and moving waggons when engaged in shunting operations