Cambusnethan Colliery

Boyd, Charles, 30 Dec 1862, Collier, Fall of Poytshaw coal

Gibb, Hohn, 13 Apr 1873, Fell from the ell coal, 8 fathoms, to the bottom, while repairing the shaft

Hamilton, Andrew, 31 Mar 1865, aged 35, Sinker, The windless rope being too short, with the consent of the manager they took it off, and put on an old "tackle fall", which broke as they were descending. The first trip. They both fell to the bottom and were killed [More information ...]

Hammond, John, 14 Jan 1865, aged 48, Collier, Fall of roof

Keirs, Robert, 08 Aug 1873, aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof at the face

Kenmuir, John, 25 Jan 1870, aged 47, Collier, Fall of coal while being holed

Lavery, Hugh, 15 Jun 1874, aged 35, Wagon shifter, Jammed by wagons at screens

McCutcheon, Samuel, 26 Jun 1863, aged 22, Collier, Killed while knocking out props to "let down" the "falling" iuder the Pyotshaw coal

McTavish, John, 03 Jul 1871, aged 14, Bottomer, Crushed by cage while crossing shaft

Richards, A., 27 Jul 1867, Collier, Fall of roof while taking out stoops

Short, James, 27 May 1867, aged 40, Collier, These men were allowed to examine the fire-damp in their own place, and they went too far before using the Davy lamp. No proceedings were taken. The fireman specially appointed should examine the places before the workmen enter, and not the workmen themselves [More information ...]

Smellie, James, 29 Sep 1871, aged 26, Collier, Fall of top coal

Smith, William, 02 May 1865, aged 22, Collier, Fall of coal

Stevenson, James, 27 May 1867, aged 32, Collier, These men were allowed to examine the fire-damp in their own place, and they went too far before using the Davy lamp. No proceedings were taken. The fireman specially appointed should examine the places before the workmen enter, and not the workmen themselves [More information ...]

Wilson, Andrew, 31 Mar 1865, aged 29, Sinker, The windless rope being too short, with the consent of the manager they took it off, and put on an old "tackle fall", which broke as they were descending. The first trip. They both fell to the bottom and were killed [More information ...]

Young, William, 30 Nov 1899, aged 15, Chainman, The surface hutch road passes under a road by means of an archway, and deceased, while riding on the full rake, seems to have been caught at the archway and dragged some distance