Easter Jaw Colliery

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Addie, Andrew, 19 Jun 1913, aged 54, Sinking Contractor, He was being lowered slowly down the Pit with two other men, in the kettle, when a hook on the signal wire, which one of the men was passing through his hand, caught in the bottom of the kettle. The engineman, seeing the hammer hung up, took it for a "hung signal" and kept on lowering. When the kettle was nearly horizontal it swung clear and the deceased was struck by a part of the apparatus and killed on the spot

Craig, Edward, 18 Mar 1903, aged 26, Engine keeper, Deceased was apparently about to proceed to the pithead scaffold by means of a steam hoist, and put on the steam just as he stepped on to the cage, when the cage was raised suddenly and he was caught between it and the frame and fatally crushed

Henderson, Charles, 06 Jul 1908, aged 70, Bottomer, Deceased signalled away the loaded cage, and shortly after he attempted to cross the cage seat to get to the other side when the cage descended on him. After the cage left the engineman by signal stopped the opposite cage at the lower scaffold to get a loaded tub of props for outer shaft, and as soon as the props were on cage he again raised it, and coal loaded cage descended

Millar, David, 28 Jul 1910, (accident: 26 Jul 1910), aged 47, Miner, Two holes had been drilled and charged with gelignite, and it was intended to light one, and after it exploded the other. The deceased and the man working with him retired, and one of the shots exploded. He returned to light the second shot, but when he was close to it it exploded and severely injured him. Died two days afterwards. It is probable both shots were lighted at the same time