Chapel Colliery

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Gilchrist, Archibald, 08 Jun 1909, aged 49, Contractor Brusher, Deceased was putting up the last prop on the line of "breakers" preparatory to fire a shot in the brushing, when the roof suddenly fell upon him

Hay, Thomas, 26 Jul 1899, aged 40, Bottomer, Deceased was acting as assistant bottomer at a mid working, 25 fathoms above pit bottom. The bottomer and he had taken the empty tubs off a cage, and the former had closed the gate fencing the shaft, signalled for the cage to be raised, and told deceased to pass round to the other side of the shaft to be in readiness to receive the descending cage. Deceased turned away to do so, and by some means slipped into, and fell down the shaft, and was instantly killed. The fencing, gates, and signalling apparatus were said to be in order, and the bottomer and engineman agreed that all the gates were closed when the cage was raised from the landing. The gates were hung to close automatically, but subsequent examination showed that one of them tended to rebound from its stop from 6 to 20 ins., the signal in engine-house meanwhile indicating that it was closed

Marshall, William, 16 Nov 1910, (accident: 09 Sep 1910), aged 65, Dirt picker, Fell from waggon to ground. Died November 16th

McLean, James, 29 Jan 1863, aged 18, Collier, Fall of top coal at face

McQueen, William, 06 Sep 1856, Drawer, Fall ofo roof in drawing road

Muir, Andrew, 23 Feb 1871, aged 30, Overman, Drawing pumps with an old worn-out crane rope ; it broke while he was on it [More information ...]

Reynolds, Annie, 12 Apr 1901, aged 17, Coal cleaner, The shoot which conveyed the nuts from the picking table to a hopper underneath had become choked, owing to the hopper being full. Deceased placed her foot upon the nuts, and was pushing them down, when it was caught by the plates of the picking table ; her leg was drawn in and the lower part of her body was severely crushed, resulting in her death three hours afterwards

Roberts, Alexander, 24 Jan 1896, aged 34, Miner, Fall of roof stone at face of working place

Robertson, David, Junr, 04 Jun 1909, aged 23, Machineman, Deceased set some props to the roof after the coal cutter had passed, and shortly after the part fell upon him carrying the props with it

Smith, George, 25 Mar 1909, (accident: 09 Jul 1908), aged 25, Chain-runner, Deceased was riding on the fourth tub of his rake up a dook 1 in 8. The tub he was on got off the rails and he was jumping into a manhole, but did so rather soon and was caught and dragged 18 feet. He was injured July 9th 1908, and died March 25, 1909

Thompson, William, 28 Mar 1860, Collier, By fall of coal at face of working

Unknown, Benjamin, 09 Feb 1906, aged 33, Miner, Deceased was wedging down coal at the roadhead when the roof fell away suddenly upon him ; in its descent the stone threw out a prop which supported it

Young, William, 26 Oct 1914, (accident: 23 Sep 1914), aged 67, Surface Worker, He was attempting to cross a line of rails and was knocked down by a Caledonian Railway Company's locomotive, which had apparently run past the coal washery without whistling. He died on October 26th