Dumbreck Colliery

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Allan, Robert, 26 Sep 1911, (accident: 07 Jun 1911), aged 18, Labourer, Another labourer was pushing an empty hutch on to the cage of a surface hoist at the pithead level and pushed it too far ; it ran through the cage and fell to the ground and caught deceased who was waiting to put a full hutch on to the cage when it came down. Died on September 26th

Anderson, Gilbert, 06 Nov 1903, aged 50, Miner, When standing at the foot of an incline the roof fell on him. Another man was injured

Anderson, Robert Dunlop, 20 Jun 1914, aged 19, Drawer, When taking empty hutches off the haulage rope, he heard a runaway coming and, thinking it was an empty, stepped into the full road instead of into a manhole close at hand. The hutch, which was a loaded one, struck and killed him on the spot

Baird, William, 03 Sep 1924, 12.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 32, Repairer, A road was being widened in a long wall working and deceased was holing in the waste debris when the overhanging side fell and struck him on the head. Over a ton of material fell and death was instantaneous. The place was examined by a fireman 1½ hours previously, before holing commenced, and found in order. Sprags had been set to support the side

Barrie, William, 13 Sep 1903, (accident: 30 Jun 1903), aged 69, Miner, When stepping off the cage he slipped and fell into the cage seat. The accident was not reported until after his death on 13th September

Bell, Andrew, 06 May 1898, aged 20, Loco. guard, While illegally spragging a waggon with a plank, 5½ feet long, it knocked him in front of the wheel, which ran over him

Black, Paul, 29 Jul 1895, 9.30 a.m., aged 50, Pillarman, Fall of roof at working face while he was putting up a pillar

Branks, William, 24 Apr 1900, aged 22, Drawer, While taking a hutch along a road the roof fell on him

Burke, Andrew, 25 Jun 1906, aged 23, Drawer, Fall of roof on a road while putting a hutch on the rails

Byrne, Peter, 30 Jan 1938, aged 58, Brusher, Underground fire, caused by short circuit in the junction box, suffocated [More information ...]

Campbell, Joseph, 30 Jan 1938, aged 59, Fireman, Underground fire, caused by short circuit in the junction box, suffocated [More information ...]

Clelland, James, 02 Oct 1900, aged 24, Brusher, Fall of roof on horse road while redding a fall

Diver, John, 19 Apr 1898, aged 34, Brusher, While putting in a building he knocked out a prop, when a loose stone supported by the prop fell upon him

Gilfillan, James, 17 Apr 1938, aged 30, killed by a fall of stone, address: Maxwell Place, Kilsyth

Goodwin, Archibald, 12 Feb 1903, aged 29, Brusher, Fall from side of road while enlarging it [More information ...]

Hagan, Henry, 30 Jan 1938, aged 38, Brusher, Underground fire, caused by short circuit in the junction box, suffocated [More information ...]

Haggerty, John, 15 Apr 1924, 5.0 p.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 35, Bottomer, He was "onsetting" at a mid landing 85 fathoms above the shaft bottom. He was working alone, but a haulage hand saw him from some distance away apparently pushing a full tub on to the cage when he suddenly disappeared. He was subsequently found dead at the shaft bottom. The shaft gate was found open at the mid landing and it can only be surmised that Haggerty's attention had seriously lapsed because he had just previously loaded the cage and sent it to the surface. He had only been employed as an onsetter for a week. The place was well lighted electrically

Hughes, Thomas, 29 Jun 1909, aged 45, Miner, Fall of roof in working place when either holing or taking down coal

Hunter, William, 29 Aug 1908, aged 38, Bottomer, When being raised in the cage along with other six men from a mid-working, in some unexplained manner he fell off the cage and down the shaft just as the engine was started

Kelly, Joseph, 30 Jan 1938, aged 30, Brusher, Underground fire, caused by short circuit in the junction box, suffocated [More information ...]

Lindsay, William, 11 Dec 1900, aged 30, Drawer, Fall of roof on road while taking a full hutch down it

Martin, James, 30 Jan 1938, aged 38, Brusher, Underground fire, caused by short circuit in the junction box, suffocated [More information ...]

Martin, Joseph, 30 Jan 1938, aged 26, Brusher, Underground fire, caused by short circuit in the junction box, suffocated [More information ...]

Martin, Robert, 30 Jan 1938, aged 35, Brusher, Underground fire, caused by short circuit in the junction box, suffocated [More information ...]

McGinlay, Frank, 11 Jun 1902, (accident: 24 Apr 1902), aged 44, Brusher, Fall of roof at road head. He died on 11th June, but it is doubtful if death was due to the accident

Miller, Alexander, 23 Feb 1900, aged 41, Fireman, While making his inspection previous to the night shift, and immediately after the fan had been restarted after a stoppage of 14 hours for repairs, an explosion of fire damp took place, wrecking the section of workings. His body was found 50 yards distant from the working place, where his safety lamp and naked lamp were lying. He evidently was using his naked light

Miller, Alexander, 22 Apr 1909, 3.15 p.m., aged 44, Fireman, In cleaning out an accumulation of gas, the air current carried the gas to his naked light, and caused explosion [More information ...]

O'Connor, Thomas, 24 Sep 1906, aged 45, Miner, Apparently the "working" of the roof caused an emission of fire-damp, and it ignited at his naked light. Another man was injured

O'Neill, Edward, 30 Jan 1938, aged 23, Brusher, Underground fire, caused by short circuit in the junction box, suffocated [More information ...]

Ramsay, Thomas, 10 Apr 1899, aged 17, Drawer, While taking a full hutch down a road he was overtaken and crushed by a runaway full hutch

Robertson, Lizzie, 22 Dec 1909, aged 18, Dirtpicker, Clothing got entangled with counter shaft of screen

Ross, Alexander, 02 Nov 1902, aged 36, Roadsman, He fell down the shaft from a mid-working which was not in use. Apparently he was crossing the shaft on a bunton to reach the signal wire, and either missed his footing and fell or the cage came down and knocked him off

Ross, William, 15 Aug 1906, aged 16, Bencher, When attaching hutches on a dook to the haulage rope a full hutch slipped free from the jigger, ran back and struck another hutch which in turn struck him

Scott, Alexander, 30 Apr 1906, aged 40, Labourer, A scaffold was being erected on the dirt bing. He stepped upon a plank which had just been sawn through and fell 20 feet

Walker, Peter, 30 Jan 1938, aged 36, Brusher, Underground fire, caused by short circuit in the junction box, suffocated [More information ...]

Weir, Robert, 12 Feb 1903, aged 40, Brusher, Fall from side of road while enlarging it [More information ...]

Wetherall, James, 31 Jan 1896, aged 40, Miner, Fall of coal owing to the want of a sprag