East Roughrigg Colliery

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Ferguson, William, 09 May 1905, aged 35, Check weigher, Was proceeding homeward after his shift was over and took ill a few yards from the pit, and died in a short time [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Hunter, John, 13 Nov 1914, aged 24, Miner, While filling a hutch a large stone fell from the roof and so severely injured him that he died in about half an hour

Jenkins, James, 12 Mar 1897, aged 25, Miner, Deceased worked in a longwall slope road. His attention was called to a "lype" which lay parallel to one side of his road, and a prop was set under the lip of the brushing. Finding that the prop was in his way when holing, he removed it, and some time thereafter the stone which it had been supporting fell upon him, killing him almost instantly

Parson, John, 15 Aug 1908, aged 27, Fireman, A. steam pump was placed near the shaft in an abandoned working, and deceased went to visit it, and by some means fell into the shaft as he stepped off the cage. There was no access by the cage from which he attempted to reach the pump ; he should have gone by the other cage

Sneddon, James, 16 Jan 1922, 10.45 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 38, Miner, He was killed by a fall of roof. A piece of blaes about 12 cwt. fell from between two lypes — the piece of blaes was not supported at the outer edge

Walker, Alexander, 03 Nov 1922, 3.30 p.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 30, Brusher, The fireman had just left him with a detonator attached to a fuse and he was preparing a shot. By some means he caused his whole tin, 5 lbs. of gelignite, to detonate and he was instantly killed. It had been noted by the fireman that some of the cartridges in the canister were frozen and he may have been either making a hole in one or forcing a detonator in. Naked lights were used, and it is also possible he was thawing the explosives in his canister by the naked light lamp.