Ferniegare Colliery

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Adams, John, 27 Jun 1909, 1.45 p.m., aged 26, Machineman, Explosion occurred when electric trailing cable was being lengthened by means of a plug connection [More information ...]

Aitken, Alexander, 14 Nov 1882, aged 38, Shaftsman, While repairing the cage slides he rested his foot on a bunton which fell away with him

Curran, Patrick, 12 Apr 1880, (accident: 03 Apr 1880), aged 16, Collier, Explosion of firedamp. Died 12th Apr

Feely, Robert, 07 Sep 1871, aged 15, Collier, Explosion of firedamp at stoops, caused by a roadman putting his naked light to a fall where gas was [More information ...]

Gilchrist, John, 23 Jul 1864, aged 64, Labourer, Killed by crane handle, crane ran amain

Hamilton, D., 21 Sep 1934, Machineman, killed by a fall of stone [date of report]

Hamilton, James, 14 Sep 1878, aged 62, Collier, Fall of side. At face, while relieving the coal after a shot. Stoop and room

Hunter, George, 27 Jun 1909, 1.45 p.m., aged 22, Machineman, Explosion occurred when electric trailing cable was being lengthened by means of a plug connection [More information ...]

Hutchins, James, 22 Mar 1909, aged 36, Miner, Fall of roof in working place while setting a prop

Johnstone, William, 27 Jan 1910, aged 14, Miner, Stone fell from roof at coal face

Kelly, John, 10 Jan 1922, 3.30 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 36, Coal cutting machineman, He was in front of and driving a coal cutting machine. As he removed a prop which was in the path of the machine, a large stone slipped from an invisible lype and between two dry backs and killed him instantaneously.  A strap was broken by the fall. Systematic strapping would have prevented the accident.

Kelso, John, 09 Feb 1904, aged 49, Manager, Caught by the cutting bar of a Hurd's coal cutting machine [More information ...]

Kinney, William, 01 Jun 1911, aged 32, Repairer, Deceased and another man were engaged widening a part of the main haulage road ; two shots had been fired, and while taking off the loose material a stone fell from the roof. The stone which fell had a prop under it, and the prop was thrown out when the stone fell

McCutcheon, Robert, 17 Aug 1911, aged 27, Machineman, Whilst attending coal cutter a large fall of roof occurred ; part of it fell on to deceased (and fractured his spine), across the bridle of the machine

McInnis, James, 08 Aug 1872, aged 14, Drawer, Fall of stone

McKendrick, John, 27 May 1881, aged 48, Fireman, Fall of roof ; while drawing props at the stooping in main coal

Miller, James, 13 May 1871, aged 55, Collier, Fall of coal while holing

Miller, John, 14 Mar 1903, aged 31, Bottomer, He pushed an empty hutch into the open shaft at a mid-working and fell after it to the bottom

Neil, Williiam, 02 Apr 1917, aged 25, Strapper, Killed by a fall of stone from the roof

Ross, Alexander, 26 Aug 1876, aged 22, Collier, [Fall of roof] At "stoops"

Rundell, John, 17 Mar 1935, aged 36, Miner, Fall of stone [More information ...]

Tate, Frank, 27 Jun 1909, 1.45 p.m., aged 30, Gummer, Explosion occurred when electric trailing cable was being lengthened by means of a plug connection [More information ...]

Taylor, Alexander, 09 Apr 1899, aged 16, Assistant ostler, Deceased and another workman descended the shaft on the Sunday to feed the horses, and just as the cage arrived at a mid-working, the Main Coal, where both were to get off, he fell into the shaft to the Splint Coal, a distance of 11 fathoms. He was not the usual attendant on the horses, but was acting in the place of another man who had failed to turn out to his work.

Wands, Robert, 08 Jan 1887, Labourer, Crushed by waggons

Whitelaw, Thomas, 27 Apr 1896, aged 22, Miner, Fall of coal at face of stooping

Wilson, John, 19 Jul 1870, aged 17, Drawer, His neighbour suddenly tilted up the end of the tub they were drawing

Wright, John, 27 Oct 1883, (accident: 28 Sep 1883), aged 16, Collier, Fall of roof. Removing stoops. Died 27th Oct