Glencraig Colliery

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Adams, William, Apr 1965, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Adamson, Peter, 03 Apr 1902, aged 26, Drawer [More information ...]

Allan, George, 09 Aug 1937, aged 39, Miner, died from injuries received in a haulage accident

Allan, Robert, 11 Sep 1907, aged 30, Repairer, Deceased was employed to take off and put on tubs in endless rope haulage incline by means of Smallman clips. The haulage rope worked intermittently, and stood for long intervals. Deceased was found quite dead at the foot of the incline with a tub on top of him, which had upset. It is thought that deceased may have fallen asleep during the interval that rope stood, and was in the way of the tubs when the rope started

Bannigan, James, 30 Oct 1900, aged 36, Brusher, Deceased and another workman were engaged putting in a building on dip side of a level when they heard the roof "working" as if about to fall, and both ran outbye, but he failed to get past a tub on the road, and was fatally crushed against it. The fall was calculated to weigh 40 tons. The roof broke right over the rise side "pillars"

Bell, John, 28 May 1901, aged 17, Drawer, Deceased was a drawer, but assisted at the foot of a cut-chain brae. Having put an empty tub on one end of the chain, a loaded tub was pushed over, and it ran away, and before he could get clear he was caught and so severely crushed against the wall side that he died six hours afterwards. The cause of the tub running away was the opening of a "false" link in the chain

Bell, Thomas, 03 Sep 1910, aged 58, Bottomer, Nine men, including the deceased, were being raised to the surface in the top deck of a two-decked cage, from the Lochgelly splint seam, when the cage, instead of being stopped at the proper landing place, was taken up to the pulley wheel. Eight of the men jumped out on to the corrugated iron roof of the pit head, and the deceased also attempted to do so, but was caught between the floor of the top deck of the cage and the roof of the pit head and instantly killed. The cause of the accident was that the indicator of the winding engine, on which the engineman depended for knowing the position of the cages in the shaft, did not show it correctly ; this was due to the bolts in the standards having been loosened, and while in this condition the engineman improperly ran the engine

Berry, William, Apr 1929, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Brown, David, 24 Dec 1906, aged 44, Labourer, Deceased began his work as usual at 6 a.m. and marshalled several tubs of debris for the pony to haul to the redd bing : shortly after he was discovered quite dead, death being due to heart failure [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Carr, Robert, May 1925, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Carver, David, 21 Mar 1903, aged 24, Miner, Deceased was about to brake a loaded tub down a dipping road, when the roof suddenly fell upon him

Chalmers, Peter, Apr 1965, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Clark, Andrew, Nov 1944, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Clark, Peter, Feb 1951, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Collins, Patrick, 30 Sep 1907, aged 27, Miner, Deceased had holed his coal for a distance of 10 ft. fully, across the face, and set no sprags, and while continuing to hole further, the coal suddenly fell, and crushed him against a wooden pillar

Connolly, James, Jun 1938, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Coutts, John, Feb 1950, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Cox, William, 21 Mar 1911, (accident: 20 Mar 1911), aged 22, Miner, Fall of coal at working face while holing. He did not appear to be very badly injured, but died the following day

Crichton, James, 03 Apr 1902, aged 33, Miner [More information ...]

Cunningham, John, Jun 1924, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Davidson, Birrel, 21 May 1918, Killed by a fall of roof

Demspey, Charles, May 1941, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Docherty, Edward, Sep 1927, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Docherty, Joseph, Dec 1948, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Donachie, James, May 1931, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Donachie, James, 15 May 1931, Crushed by cage

Donachie, John, Jun 1950, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Dowds, John, 21 Oct 1916, aged 70, Fall of roof

Duffy, Lawrence, Oct 1915, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Duncan, James, Apr 1940, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Duncan, James, Jul 1941, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Duncan, John, Jan 1928, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Early, Michael, jun., 27 Aug 1908, aged 36, Miner, Deceased worked in a place approaching "waste," and the roof required careful watching. While he was at work part of the roof fell upon him. Probably, had more timber been set, the accident would not have occurred

Erskine, Alexander, 27 Sep 1905, aged 21, Drawer, Deceased was employed by a contractor who worked in a heading rising 1 in 3.5, and a branch. The coal was run to the level by means of a "cut," the wheel being at the top. The places were worked alternately and the branch was at work at the time of the accident. When the heading was last worked a loaded tub was left standing on the level rails and the rope was constantly rubbing on it in moving up and down. A tub was being run from the branch, and just as it moved away the tub from above ran away and about 100ft. down it crashed into the other, crushing deceased between ; the sudden collision caused the rope to slip a hose and both ran down carrying deceased between them, and at a high part of the roadway the runaway tub passed over the other. The constant movement of the rope on the tub had eventually brought it to the steep. It was said the tub was secured by sprags in the wheels, but it is evident it was insufficiently secured

Famhurst, Alexander, Jul 1948, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Fleming, Robert, 14 Aug 1928, aged 22, Caught in machinery

Fraser, James, 22 Apr 1904, (accident: 01 Feb 1904), aged 43, Repairer, Deceased met an accident on 1st February by an explosion of gas, and recovered. He subsequently died, and result of post-mortem examination was to the effect that his death was not due to the accident.

Gardiner, James, 28 Oct 1922, (accident: 25 Oct 1922, 7.30 p.m., 6th hour of shift), aged 36, Miner, Having treed up the " falling" or dirt band between the coal and the roof proper, he was working at the coal face when the piece of coal he was taking down rolled over, knocked out a tree and dislodged a large piece of the dirt band and roof which crushed him against the coal face. He sustained a fractured pelvis and died three days later.

Gilmartin, Michael, 07 Jun 1921, Fall of stone

Glidden, John, 27 Dec 1897, aged 37, Bottomer, Deceased pushed a loaded hutch into the shaft at a mid-working when the cage was not there. The gate at the mid-working had been connected with an indicator in the engine-house as required by Special Rules, but the wire forming the connection had broken during the previous shift and had not been repaired

Graham, John, 23 Sep 1922, 8 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 26, Miner, He was preparing to set a crown when a slab of stone 34 ft. by 2 ft. by 6 in. fell from the roof upon his head. The removal of coal from the side had liberated the stone. His injuries proved fatal on 14th October.

Gray, Alexander, 12 Jan 1915, Crushed by hutch

Greig, Felix, Mar 1956, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Guthrie, Andrew, Feb 1926, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Halskrammer, Bernard, 20 Feb 1905, aged 27, Miner, Deceased was taking down coal loosened by a shot, when it fell upon him

Harrower, James, Dec 1927, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Harrower, James, 21 Dec 1927, Fall of coal

Henderson, James, 04 Jun 1904, aged 23, Wheeler, The wheeler at the top of a short brae drew the block and allowed a loaded tub to run down without the chain ; deceased got behind the empty at the foot of the brae, and loaded tub struck the empty driving it against the wall side where he was crushed

Hogg, Peter, 05 Jul 1934, crushed between a balance tub and the side of a 'cuddy' brae

Hughes, William, 01 Dec 1911, aged 30, Drawer, Just as he pushed his empty tub into the face, a bar snapped suddenly, probably owing to crush, and allowed a stone to fall from the roof upon him. The bar was quite sound, and had not been previously broken

Hutchison, Henry, Mar 1931, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Hutchison, Henry, 24 Mar 1931, aged 58, Fall of roof

Hutchison, John, Jul 1943, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Kelly, Anthony, 29 Nov 1916, aged 37, Fall of coal

Kirk, Peter, May 1942, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Lister, Robert, Oct 1963, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Livingstone, Thomas, Oct 1928, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Lynch, Michael, 15 May 1917, aged 27, Killed by a fall of roof

Marshall, Andrew, 03 Apr 1902, aged 25, Miner [More information ...]

McAndrew, William, Jan 1935, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

McCann, William, Jun 1945, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

McCormack, Thomas, 06 May 1908, aged 28, Miner, Deceased worked in a place where the roof was bad with "lypes," and while holing a large stone fell upon him. The place was well propped, and stone came from between the props

McCuddin, John, Oct 1915, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

McGowan, James, 03 Oct 1928, aged 16, Killed by hutch

McGregor, Alexander, Nov 1948, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Mckenzie, John, Sep 1932, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

McKinnon, James, Nov 1956, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Mitchell, John, Apr 1929, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Mitchell, Simpson, 09 Jan 1928, Explosion

Moore, James, Feb 1930, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Muir, John, 05 Dec 1900, aged 22, Drawer, Deceased was proceeding outbye behind a loaded tub, and when about 35 ft. from the face the roof suddenly fell and completely buried him. The roof in falling carried the props and crowns with it

Munro, Kenneth, Oct 1959, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Murdoch, Joseph, 22 Aug 1923, aged 38, Roof fall

Murphy, Frank, 06 Jan 1914, aged 24, Miner, He was taking down coal, but was standing in front and on the low side of it when it rolled over on to him, causing such injuries that he died about an hour later. The inclination of the seam was about 1 in 3. The coal came away to a "back" to which deceased's attention had been called a short time before

Murray, John, 03 Mar 1910, aged 40, Brusher, Fall of roof when repairing main level.. [More information ...]

Murray, William, 17 Nov 1904, aged 34, Miner, Deceased was building some debris, which had fallen from the face of the brushing, in the dip side of his working place when the roof suddenly fell upon him

Nicholl, Thomas, 28 Dec 1911, aged 22, Drawer, It would appear that the hutch, deceased was pushing down a cousie brae, struck a pillar, which shook down the timbers supporting the roof, causing 15 cwts. of stone from above to fall and kill him instantly

Nunn, James, Jun 1933, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Nunn, James, 14 Jun 1933, Septicaemia

O'Hare, James, Mar 1945, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

O'Neill, Thomas, Oct 1935, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

O'Rourke, Patrick, 19 Jan 1904, aged 26, Drawer, Deceased was a drawer from a stooping place to the top of a short brae, dipping 1 in 4. He brought his loaded tub from the face, and getting in front appears to have turned it on the plates opposite the rails with a view to running it, when it came forward and running over the top pushed him in front crushing and firmly fixing him to the roof. The block which consisted of a piece of bridge rail had not been in

Oswald, Thomas, 29 Dec 1898, aged 24, Pony driver, Deceased was coming outbye with a loaded rake, and by some means unknown fell in front of the tubs. It is supposed he was attempting to shift the points in entering the lye while the tubs were in motion and stumbled

Parker, John, 01 Dec 1902, aged 35, Miner, Deceased worked in a heading on which, owing to its steepness, the tubs had to be run on the self-acting incline principle. The empty tub left the rails, and as soon as he re-railed it, it ran away at a high speed and struck him before he was clear

Paterson, Thomas, 15 Dec 1915, aged 34, Fall of stone

Peattie, Andrew, Nov 1936, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Peden, Robert, May 1935, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Potter, Joseph, Feb 1955, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Proudfoot, John, 16 Mar 1911, aged 38, Miner, When ascending the shaft with 15 other men at the end of the shift, he either fainted or had a fit and fell on to the bottom of the cage and rolled out at the side of it into the shaft when about 540 feet from the bottom. The ends of the cage were open and the sides were open and the sides were only protected by two bars, one 1 foot 10 inches and the other 2 feet 8 inches from the floor

Purdie, Robert, Dec 1958, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Rattray, George, Dec 1930, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Rattray, George, 20 Dec 1930, Fall of roof

Reid, John, Mar 1946, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Reilly, Thomas, 27 Aug 1928, aged 34, Fall of coal

Reilly, William, Mar 1915, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Ryce, John, Jul 1950, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Schoolbread, Charles, Jan 1919, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Scott, Andrew, Jun 1935, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Sherridan, Patrick, jnr., 04 Jul 1912, aged 15, Drawer, Deceased, and two other men, were proceeding to work in a level road when a heavy fall of rock from the roof occurred in the waste, and, sliding down, it displaced the pillars on the rise side of the road, and caught deceased. The gradient is about 1 in 2½. Owing to the road above having closed, the level road in which the accident occurred was being driven double width. Nothing had been left in the waste to prevent the roof falling, or, if a fall occurred, to prevent the stone sliding down against the pillars

Stewart, Charles, 10 Jul 1934, killed by a fall of roof

Strachan, Thomas, May 1930, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Strachan, Thomas, 17 May 1930, aged 56, Collapsed

Stuart, Andrew, Nov 1957, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Walkingshaw, Adam, Apr 1914, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Walkingshaw, Alexander, Sep 1933, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Webster, David, Jun 1930, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Webster, David, 27 Jul 1930, Fall of roof

Webster, James, Jun 1965, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Westwater, Alexander, Jul 1933, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Whelan, Patrick, May 1931, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Whyte, William, 08 Jan 1928, aged 39, Explosion

Whyte, William, May 1938, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Wilson, John, 19 Aug 1901, aged 26, Miner, The roof collapsed over a large area at the face of a long wall road in the Lochgelly Splint seam

Wilson, Robert, 03 Apr 1902, aged 18, Drawer [More information ...]

Winsborough, Francis, Jul 1950, [details unknown - name listed on Colliery Memorial]

Wood, Robert, 19 Aug 1928, aged 26, Roof fall

Wood, Thomas, 13 Apr 1900, aged 53, Fireman, A place was being driven up on a level road for ventilation, and a shot was prepared and fuse ignited by the miner in charge of the place ; just then deceased passed in the level, and he went to the dip side opposite where place should come through to ascertain the thickness of coal between, when the shot exploded and blew through, killing him instantaneously

Woods, Michael, 03 Mar 1910, aged 26, Brusher, Fall of roof when repairing main level.. [More information ...]