Gilbertfield Colliery

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Biggans, James, 30 Mar 1903, aged 15, Coupler, While uncoupling hutches a "race" of hutches coming up crushed his head between them. He resumed work on 7th April but took suddenly ill and died

Campbell, John, 17 Aug 1906, aged 42, Contractor, While descending the shaft, in some unexplained manner he got crushed by the cage

Cockburn, Samuel, 02 Oct 1912, aged 33, Contractor Brusher, He was taking a full tub down a steep "cuddy" or back balanced road when the rope broke. He somehow got in the way of the balance tub, which was on the adjoining set of rails, and was caught and jammed by it against a prop. He was so severely injured that he died an hour after the accident occurred

Coyle, Peter, 21 Oct 1908, aged 50, Miner, Fall of coal and overlying fireclay. It is doubtful if the face was properly spragged

Coyle, William, 23 Mar 1903, aged 44, Miner, Fall of coal

Cunningham, William, 29 Oct 1913, aged 26, Cousieman, Deceased, whilst attempting to prevent a hutch from running on to the landing plate, stumbled and fell; his neck coming into violent contact with the taut cousie rope caused instant strangulation. He was himself somewhat to blame for failing to replace the block on the level after he removed the last load

Duncan, David, 28 Aug 1884, aged 15, Boy, Fell off the cage at surface into the shaft

Dunn, Alexander, 28 Apr 1883, aged 58, Roadsman, By hutch running away upon an incline

Folly, Terrence, 13 Jun 1885, aged 16, Collier, Fall of coal at face

Gaffney, Terence, 16 Nov 1892, aged 50, Miner, Fall of coal

Glen, William, 23 Oct 1906, aged 45, Miner, Fall of roof in working place

Goudie, James, 31 Aug 1903, aged 24, Miner, Fall of coal. Caused by failure to set sprags in terms of the regulations

Jenkns, John, 27 Oct 1911, aged 37, Sawyer, Deceased worked at a saw mill used to cut up wood for props ; he had sawn a prop 5 ins. diameter into two, and had put through one of the pieces to cut it into other two pieces, and when the operation had been done the man at the opposite end failed to take away one of the cut pieces clear from the saw, and it was caught and drawn into the saw again and thrown forward with terrific force, and it struck deceased on the face

Johnstone, John, 03 Jun 1885, aged 38, Oversman, Jammed by hutches which broke away upon a dook

Kerr, Henry, 03 Nov 1914, aged 37, Repairer, Deceased and another man were sent to take material out of a disused rising road, but were told by the deputy not to go beyond a fence, as there was an accumulation of gas on the inbye side of it. They disobeyed these instructions with the result that deceased was suffocated and the other man rendered unconscious for some time. A breach of General Regulations 4 and 9 was committed

Kilrain, Patrick, 25 Feb 1901, aged 18, Pony Driver, He seems to have fallen off the front of a "race" of full hutches and was run over

Kirkwood, John, 23 Mar 1883, aged 38, Brusher, Crushed by empty hutches at the top of an incline

Laird, James, 15 Dec 1892, aged 20, Miner, Fall of coal

Livingstone, William, 28 Jun 1901, aged 30, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

McCallum, James, 01 Feb 1886, (accident: 28 Jan 1886), aged 50, Miner, Fall of head coal. Died 1st Feb

McCance, James, 18 Apr 1911, 6.50 a.m., aged 56, Coal Miner, He was proceeding to his work with several other miners, and when at a part of the roadway where there was a hole in the roof, the naked light, carried by one of the men, ignited some gas, causing an explosion, the force seems to have thrown him against the corner of a loaded tub, which was in the lye, about 90 yards from the seat of the explosion, and his skull was fractured. The fireman stated that he examined the part about 1½ hours before, and it was clear of gas ; the barometer was abnormally low

McHendry, William, 01 Aug 1883, aged 20, Collier, Fell down from a midworking [More information ...]

McLachlan, James, 27 Apr 1888, aged 20, Chain runner, While riding in front of the dook race he was jammed against a steam-pipe which crossed the road

McLean, John, 25 Dec 1901, aged 40, Labourer, When leaning upon a gangway railing it gave way, and he fell upon the rails, a distance of 20 feet, and was run over by a waggon

McMenemy, James, 16 Dec 1903, aged 46, Repairer, Fall from side of road while enlarging it

McNamee, Patrick, 27 Apr 1893, aged 20, Miner, Fall of coal

Mullen, John, 16 Apr 1894, 1 p.m., aged 35, Miner, Fall of head coal while stooping

Scobbie, Thomas, 11 Dec 1906, aged 21, Engineer, While inside a dross conveyor, repairing it, the engine was started and he got caught

Sneddon, Charles, 29 Jan 1900, aged 58, Miner, Fall of roof in working place

Stene, Thomas, 09 Jan 1899, aged 24, Miner, On entering his working place to commence work, his naked light ignited fire-damp, which the fireman affirmed was not present when he made his inspection. The bratticing was five yards back from the face

Thomson, William, 21 Jul 1899, aged 34, Miner, Fall of coal, owing to want of sprags. Another man was injured

Young, Andrew, 24 Mar 1890, aged 35, Miner, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]