Gateside Colliery

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Anderson, David, 13 Nov 1909, aged 24, Miner, Fall of roof in working place while beneath it knocking out breaker props

Blackwood, Hugh, 02 Dec 1911, aged 52, Fireman and Shaftman, Deceased, with two other workmen, was engaged renewing slides in the shaft, and had to work on the cage top. He was coming off the cage top to the cage bottom, and his feet slipped, whereby he fell into the shaft, a distance of 18 fathoms. The position at the time was opposite the door heads of an upper seam, and he got past the opening

Boyce, Joseph, 16 Feb 1924, 4.45 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 56, Stone Miner, Two "sumping" shots were about to be fired by fuse together in a stone mine. Deceased lighted one of the shots, the other being lighted by the man in charge. Deceased had some difficulty in lighting his shot and the men retired, deceased and a companion going to a refuge hole 50 yards back from the face, while the chargeman went about 100 yards back. When the second shot exploded the chargeman returned to the face and found that Boyce had been instantaneously killed by the second shot, while his companion was seriously injured. The men had apparently returned before the second shot had exploded. Had the chargeman taken suitable steps to prevent them returning the accident would not have occurred

Houston, William, 05 Oct 1909, 10 p.m., aged 30, Reddsman, He was sent by overman to redd a fall in airway, when his naked light ignited gas. Place had not been previously inspected [More information ...]

Jamieson, William, 30 May 1884, aged 21, Collier, Was struck by a runaway hutch

Laird, Alexander, 01 Mar 1893, 11 a.m., aged 50, Miner, Fall of roof at working face while "stooping"

McArthur, Gilbert, 20 Jan 1892, aged 13, Miner, Fall of coal

McFadyean, James, 08 Oct 1886, aged 42, Collier, Fall of coal

McGovern, Michael, 22 May 1922, 6.30 a.m., 12th hour of shift, aged 20, Assistant machineman, He was gumming behind a disc coal cutter when a fall of roof occurred, killing him almost instantly. The area over which the roof fell was 7 ft. parallel to the face and 5 ft. wide. Two straps were broken by the fall. The place had been weighting slightly, but the fireman had inspected it 15 minutes before the accident occurred and considered it safe. Deceased commenced work at 7 p.m., and was killed at 6.30 a.m.

McKechnie, Robert, 29 Mar 1892, aged 18, Miner, Fall of roof at working face while "stooping"

McKeenan, John, 30 May 1902, aged 22, Pithead labourer, Caught by a runaway hutch at the foot of an incline from the pithead

McLaughlan, Patrick, 29 Nov 1898, aged 74, Miner, Fall of coal

Morton, James, 16 Jul 1913, aged 40, Assistant Machineman, Deceased was at work on a coal cutting machine, when he was caught by the revolving disc and drawn in to the face by the picks. It was thought he had attempted to take out a block of wood which had become entangled in the disc, and his arm was caught

Neilson, David, 29 Feb 1904, aged 46, Labourer, Collapse of an insecure gangway from the pithead to the dirt bing. Other four men were injured

Paterson, Malcolm, 26 Dec 1903, aged 48, Miner, Fall of coal and fireclay from working face

Ryan, William, 15 Sep 1903, aged 19, Miner, Fall of coal and "fallen"

Shaw, John, 25 Sep 1914, aged 26, Miner, Whilst proceeding to his work the deceased was crushed by a fall of roof and immediately killed

Weir, William, 08 Jan 1907, aged 56, Labourer, When cleaning waggon road under the screens he was run over by the first of three empty waggons which were being brought forward

Wilson, Thomas, 20 Oct 1922, 10.15 p.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 60, Bottomer, He was unloading long props from the cage at a mid-shaft inset.  To facilitate the removal of props he had the cage raised about 4 ft above the inset level.  As he was removing the last prop he slipped, overbalanced and fell past the side of the cage into the shaft.  He fell a distance of 189ft and was instantly killed.  The props could have been safely removed without raising the cage above the level of the inset.

Wright, James, 17 Mar 1891, aged 14, Miner, Fall of roof at working face