Greenfield Colliery

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Barrie, William, 15 Jun 1859, aged 52, Engineman, By getting entangled with the winding machinery

Black, David, 31 Jan 1867, aged 38, Sinker, Explosion of firedamp. They were blown into the pit by the concussion, and falling about 16 fathoms were killed by the fall [More information ...]

Bole, William, 04 Apr 1922, (accident: 31 Mar 1922, 11 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 68, Bricklayer, He was travelling outbye on a bogie attached to a train of six full tubs when he struck a low timber crown supporting the roof and was crushed against the bogie frame. He sustained fractured ribs and injuries to chest. He died from pneumonia four days later. Deceased contravened Section 43(2) of Coal Mines Act, 1911.

Boyd, William, 15 Jun 1892, 11.30 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 18, Pony driver, Fall of roof stone

Brown, James, 07 Feb 1904, (accident: 09 Nov 1903), aged 16, Pony driver, When taking out tail chain his pony started and his head was crushed between hutches (Died on 7th February, 1904)

Brown, Robert, 13 Jan 1871, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof at stoops

Bulloch, James, 24 Sep 1886, aged 57, Engineman, Scalded by steam; steam pipe burst

Callison, Isaac, 07 Feb 1924, 6.0 p.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 42, Brusher, A brushing shot was about to be fired at the roadhead of a longwall place, and deceased was 9 ft. from the shot going away from it, presumably to guard the road entrance when the fireman left. The latter went along the face to the next roadhead and fired the shot. On returning to the place 5 minutes later, he found Callison lying at the edge of the debris from the shot. For some unexplained reason, he must have returned to the roadhead just as the shot was being fired. Death had been practically instantaneous. The fireman should have seen that deceased was clear before he left the place and deceased should not have returned until the shot had been fired

Carrick, A., 16 Oct 1872, aged 18, Miner, Breakage of rope while ascending [More information ...]

Carrick, W., 16 Oct 1872, aged 50, Miner, Breakage of rope while ascending [More information ...]

Casement, Adam, 01 Aug 1922, 10.30 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 34, Pony driver, He was coming out of a level road with his pony and one full hutch when a fall of roof occurred and he was killed. The place was repaired on the previous shift and examined by the fireman shortly before the accident, and no danger was anticipated. Several of the supporting bars were notched into soft strata and, in all probability, the slipping of these unstable supports caused the collapse

Casement, Adam, 01 Aug 1922, aged 34, Roadsman, Killed by a fall of roof

Chapman, Joseph, 30 Nov 1897, aged 50, Miner, Deceased was engaged taking down coal, when the roof suddenly fell upon him. The stone was relieved when the coal was taken off

Docherty, T., 16 Oct 1872, aged 30, Miner, Breakage of rope while ascending [More information ...]

Docherty, Thomas, 08 Jan 1877, aged 22, Collier, Fall of coal. A face, after firing a shot. Stoop and room

Docherty, William, 10 Feb 1866, aged 70, Furnaceman, He had fallen from the main coal, where he worked, to the splint coal, and his body was found there.

Downie, Peter, 08 Apr 1884, aged 28, Roadsman, Fall of roof. While repairing main road ; stoop and room

Dunn, David, 29 May 1885, aged 50, Collier, Fall of side. At stoops

Glen, George, 13 Dec 1904, aged 36, Roadsman, When crossing a siding he was run over by two waggons which the waggoner was shunting

Gowans, Alexander, 20 Apr 1865, aged 13, Drawer, Crushed between hutch and the roof of the mine

Gray, James, 21 Feb 1891, 7.30 a.m., aged 58, Collier, Fall of head coal

Greenhorn, John, 30 Aug 1878, aged 18, Bogie rider, Fell off bogie and was run over by tubs

Hailes, John, 09 Apr 1874, aged 7, [not employed] [More information ...]

Hunter, James, 30 Aug 1915, aged 41, Roadsman, Killed by a fall of roof

Jenkins, Alexander, 03 Oct 1884, aged 22, Collier, Fall of side. While removing stoops ; head coal

Johnston, James, 04 Feb 1879, aged 27, Roadsman, Fall of roof. At "stooping" while drawing props

Kinnaird, William, 20 Jul 1871, aged 44, Collier, By the winding rope (wire) breaking whilst they were being raised in the shaft [More information ...]

Lees, David, 01 Feb 1882, aged 31, Collier, Fall of roof. At face; stooping

Lusk, Edward, 10 Nov 1909, aged 43, Miner, Fall of roof in working place owing to props not being set

Maxwell, Robert, 09 Apr 1874, aged 8, [not employed] [More information ...]

McBeth, David, 25 Sep 1917, aged 49, Miner, Killed by a fall of stone

McDowall, James, 11 Oct 1911, aged 55, Waggon Shifter, Deceased had put in empty waggons to his screen, and was on his way to his place to trim, and while walking on the line, some waggons being brought to the screen alongside his own overtook him and threw him in front

McFarlane, John, 16 Feb 1920, aged 64, Carter, Accident with cart at colliery

McInnis, William, 02 Mar 1868, aged 23, Collier, He was underholing, and four tons of coal rolled over on him. The seam was four feet high

McKeown, Audley, 04 Jun 1909, aged 60, Miner, Fall of roof in working place, where supports were only 3 ft. 3 ins. from coal face

Millar, Alexander, 31 Jan 1867, aged 38, Sinker, Explosion of firedamp. They were blown into the pit by the concussion, and falling about 16 fathoms were killed by the fall [More information ...]

Millar, John, 09 Apr 1874, aged 31, Engine Keeper, married, address: Orchard Cottage, Blantyre [More information ...]

Moffat, Jeanie, 09 Apr 1874, aged 7, [not employed] [More information ...]

Murdoch, James, 25 Sep 1901, aged 33, Miner, Fall of coal

Murray, Hugh, 23 Jan 1929, aged 66, Fireman, Fell down the shaft

Neilson, Charles, 20 Jul 1871, aged 14, Boy, By the winding rope (wire) breaking whilst they were being raised in the shaft [More information ...]

O'Hare, Owen, 03 Nov 1874, aged 40, Labourer, Five wagons ran away from the man who was braking them down to the screens, and coming in contact with the one on which deceased was standing, he fell off and was run over

Pitts, James, 01 Feb 1890, 7.0 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 35, Miner, Fall of stone

Richardson, Robert, 09 Nov 1887, aged 14, Bogie boy, Engineman raised cage 1ft 6 in too high. Boy alarmed jumped off and fell down the shaft

Slavin, Francis, 14 Sep 1909, aged 16, Miner, Fall of side at road-head from an unseen lype

Smith, David, 12 Dec 1917, aged 57, Miner, Killed by a fall of roof

Stannage, William, 29 Jan 1920, aged 14, Miner, Caught by machinery

Stevenson, John, 13 Apr 1876, aged 42, Collier, [Fall of coal] At "stoops". He was "holing" and had 10 feet standng without sprags. He intended to blast it

Stewart, John, 1875, aged 13, Driver, [By Trams and Tubs] Fell off his tub and was run over

Vicars, Joseph, 30 May 1918, aged 52, Miner, Died from his injuries

Wilson, John, 15 May 1877, aged 15, Driver, Crushed by wheel of endless rope

Wilson, John, 23 Jan 1908, aged 41, Repairer, He pushed a hutch of props into the open shaft at the low scaffold and fell after it. He evidently thought that the cage was there

Wyper, Thomas, 28 Nov 1880, (accident: 25 Nov 1880), aged 15, Drawer, Fall of roof. On drawing road, stooping. Died 28th Nov

Young, James, 05 Feb 1862, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof in his working place