Fergushill Colliery

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Allardyce, Andrew, 07 Aug 1913, aged 46, Deputy Fireman, They were both employed clearing up a fall and setting timber at the entrance to a place which had been driven into faulty ground, for a distance of more than 250 ft., and which was ventilated by means of brattice cloth, The fall had broken down the brattice, and the place, in consequence, had been standing unventilated for a week. On the morning of the accident, the men, who worked with naked lights, for some reason went into the unventilated place and ignited gas, which exploded and killed Allardyce and burned Galone so severely that he died two days later. The men ought not to have gone into such a place, and Allardyce, at any rate, must have had some idea of what was likely to occur as he was spare fireman for the Pit. The fireman had neglected to erect or have erected a fence just beyond where the men were working to prevent them inadvertently entering the place [More information ...]

Baird, William, 23 Apr 1902, aged 25, Miner, Fall of coal which he was holing without having sprags set

Bledge, Alexander, 03 Aug 1908, aged 32, Bencher, He fell over a fence at a mid-working and down the shaft, just after stepping off the cage after the overman. The fence was only 17½ inches high

Bryden, Alexander, 20 Nov 1869, aged 14, Drawer, Fall of roof

Campbell, John, 28 Oct 1880, (accident: 14 Oct 1880), aged 33, Brusher, Fall of roof. Died 14 days after the accident

Faulds, James, 05 May 1866, aged 16, Engineman, Got entangled with the pumping machinery

Galone, Hugh, 09 Aug 1913, (accident: 07 Aug 1913), aged 28, Miner, They were both employed clearing up a fall and setting timber at the entrance to a place which had been driven into faulty ground, for a distance of more than 250 ft., and which was ventilated by means of brattice cloth, The fall had broken down the brattice, and the place, in consequence, had been standing unventilated for a week. On the morning of the accident, the men, who worked with naked lights, for some reason went into the unventilated place and ignited gas, which exploded and killed Allardyce and burned Galone so severely that he died two days later. The men ought not to have gone into such a place, and Allardyce, at any rate, must have had some idea of what was likely to occur as he was spare fireman for the Pit. The fireman had neglected to erect or have erected a fence just beyond where the men were working to prevent them inadvertently entering the place [More information ...]

Haddon, David, 13 Sep 1872, aged 34, Collier, Fall of coal

Kerr, Matthew, 12 Jul 1859, aged 13, Boy, Fall of roof

Kirkwood, Thomas, 15 May 1908, aged 25, Miner, Fall of roof at working face while holing. There was a building within 2½ feet of the coal face, but the fall was bounded on three sides by two faults and a "lipe"

Knox, John, 31 Oct 1892, aged 35, Miner, Premature ignition of a shot while lighting the squib

Lang, Hugh, 26 Sep 1871, aged 31, Sinker, Fell out of the kettle while being raised in the shaft

McDonald, John, 09 Jun 1909, (accident: 07 Jun 1909), aged 37, Miner, When splitting a piece of coal it rolled over against his knee, and slightly injured it. Blood poisoning ensued, and he died on 9th June

Montgomery, Peter, 09 Jan 1858, aged 11, Drawer, Crushed by the cage at the bottom of the shaft

Murray, John, 31 Oct 1873, aged 28, Roadsman, Breakage of winding machinery while being raised [More information ...]

Richmond, James, 11 Apr 1898, aged 49, Miner, Fall of "falling" at the working face, owing to the want of sprags

Richmond, John, 04 Jun 1864, aged 42, Oversman, Fall of roof (in an air course)

Roger, John, 18 Nov 1856, aged Boy, Fall of coal at face

Scott, Adam, 31 Oct 1873, aged 32, Roadsman, Breakage of winding machinery while being raised [More information ...]

Scott, William, 13 Jul 1898, aged 52, Miner, While brushing his road a stone fell from between two lypes. Caused by want of crowns

Sim, William, 01 Apr 1914, aged 34, Waggon Trimmer, Deceased opened the gate at the surface to put a loaded tub of prop wood on to the cage forgetting that it was not there, with the result that he pushed the tub into the open shaft, and he, along with the tub, was precipitated to the bottom, a distance of 49 fathoms

Stewart, Peter, 27 May 1864, aged 38, Collier, Fall of roof

Strachen, David, 05 Oct 1910, (accident: 16 Sep 1910), aged 59, Brusher, He lighted a charge of gelignite, and then retired to a place of safety, and hearing the report of an explosion he returned to it, but found when close up to it that it had not exploded, and before he could get away it did so, and he was seriously injured about the chest. Died on October 5th

Wylie, James, 05 Mar 1886, aged 47, Collier, Fall of coal