Ellismuir Colliery

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Coogans, Dennis, 26 Jun 1866, aged 18, Drawer, Fall of roof in his drawing road

Craigie, Thomas, 03 Apr 1906, aged 75, Waggon greaser, &c., While oiling the siding points he was run over by two waggons and a Caledonian Railway Co.'s locomotive while shunting. Apparently the whistle was not sounded before the locomotive was started

Doyle, John, 09 Mar 1872, aged 44, Brusher, Fall of roof

Fox, Patrick, 18 Jan 1902, aged 24, Repairer, Fall of roof on road when enlarging it to form a double haulage road

Gordon, John, 12 Nov 1911, aged 29, Repairer, Deceased and a roadsman were proceeding along a haulage road on their way to begin their shift, and while passing along, the roof suddenly fell and both were buried under a large stone. The roof was composed of hard faiks, and supports were put up to it at intervals of about 4 feet. In falling the stone threw out one set of timber

Hennan, Charles, 25 Feb 1899, aged 21, Miner, Fall of roof on dook while repairing it. Caused by failing to put up props as directed by the overman

Kerr, William, 12 Oct 1911, aged 41, Oversman, He was clearing passage over a fall on the face, when a piece of stone fell from the roof on to his head, and neck ; suffocation took place before he could be extricated

Liddell, James, 03 Jun 1875, aged 50, Joiner, In consequence of the breakage of the fly-wheel of the pumping engine, the deceased was struck by a part of it whilst engaged on the pithead frame

Love, Thomas, 11 Jan 1902, aged 40, Miner, Whilst taking compressed gunpowder out of his canister a spark from his lamp, which was illegally on his cap, ignited the explosive

McDonegal, Michael, 10 Feb 1875, aged 48, Trimmer, Was crushed between two loaded waggons whilst shifting one of them

McGonigal, Denis, 08 Sep 1910, aged 26, Brusher, When the deceased was shovelling the debris from a brushing shot to the man working with him, a fall of roof occurred at an unseen "lipe"

Milligan, Thomas, 06 Jun 1913, aged 26, Fireman, Deceased was making his inspection of the working faces in a longwall working, when he reached one of the roadheads a brushing shot, above where he was, exploded, and he was buried by the debris blown down. The brusher who lighted the shot failed to adequately protect the place in order to warn anyone likely to approach by way of the face

Morris, Nicholas, 02 Nov 1885, aged 39, Sinker, While ripping and widening the shaft a quantity of stuff came suddenly down and carried away the scaffold upon which they were standing [More information ...]

O'Keefe, Michael, 02 Nov 1885, aged 40, Sinker, While ripping and widening the shaft a quantity of stuff came suddenly down and carried away the scaffold upon which they were standing [More information ...]

Peacock, Thomas, 02 Nov 1875, aged 50, Roadsman, Fall of roof

Pinkerton, Robert, jnr., Aug 1904, (accident: 22 Jan 1904), aged 18, Drawer, In putting his hutch on the rails he strained himself. The accident wan not reported until after his death in August

Renwick, Jerret, 06 Feb 1862, aged 18, Drawer, Fall of roof

Reynolds, George, 28 Aug 1903, aged 24, Haulage man, Crushed in some unexplained manner by his bogie when bringing a "race" of hutches out to the pit bottom

Swan, John, 08 Dec 1883, aged 18, Joiner, When attempting to pass from one waggon to another whilst in motion

Thomas, Edward, 17 Oct 1894, 7.15 a.m., aged 32, Miner, Explosion of firedamp

Wilson, Gavin, 16 Feb 1906, aged 29, Shaftsman, When working at a mid-working he put his head out into the shaft and the descending cage struck him

Wright, David, 12 Jul 1883, aged 18, Collier, Fall of roof

Wyper, James, 25 May 1870, aged 13, Drawer, Fell from a "mid-working" 17 fathoms