Craig Colliery

Bell, Thomas, 12 Jun 1914, (accident: 25 May 1914), aged 39, Engineman, Deceased was in a stooping position washing the floor in fan engine room under the driving pulley, when the driving belt struck his head, and the nut of one of the bolts at the joint caused a wound. Blood poisoning supervened and he died 17 days later

Bell, Thomas Burke, 20 Jul 1906, aged 14, Labourer, He opened the gate at the ground level and pushed an empty hutch into the shaft while the cage was not there, and fell after it

Brannan, Francis, 13 Sep 1912, (accident: 06 Sep 1912), aged 39, Collier, He was taking out a rib of coal from alongside a heading road, when part of the brushing above him fell from the roadside on to him, causing injuries from which he died seven days later

Brown, Andrew W., 15 Dec 1910, (accident: 13 Dec 1910), aged 41, Miner, It appears that the deceased had asked the fireman for rails to put down in his working place and was told that some were being sent to him ; he did not wait, but went through a stopping made of screen cloth, which had "No road" chalked on it, into a place which had been stopped for three months in search of some with his naked light and ignited some gas. Died on December 15th.

Burgess, James, jnr., 20 Dec 1912, aged 18, Pony Driver, Deceased was driving a rake of tubs along a level road, and when opposite a cuddy brae, which joins the level, a runaway tub crashed into the tub alongside of which he was walking. He was caught between them and so severely injured that he died in a few minutes. This accident was due to failure to use apparatus provided for preventing a runaway

Highland, John, 17 Apr 1905, aged 65, Sinker, A shot of gelignite in a sinking pit with too short a fuze went off just as he was being lifted in the kettle, and he fell out. Other four shots went off on him

Wilson, James, 18 Jun 1912, aged 30, Stone worker, Fell down a blind pit when throwing debris down it

Wilson, John, 19 Nov 1908, aged 17, Drawer, Fall of roof at roadhead, caused by failure to secure the roof where a "lipe" existed. The miner working in the place was injured by the fall