Hill of Beath Colliery

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Baxter, John, 14 Aug 1908, aged 23, Miner, Deceased was engaged clearing machine cut coal on a conveyor face when the roof suddenly fell upon him

Bett, William, 30 Jul 1889, aged 18, Bottomer, Fell from cage [More information ...]

Beveridge, James, 10 Mar 1887, aged 14, Hanger on, Fall of roof. On horse road; long wall

Birrell, Robert, 15 Feb 1901, aged 33, Oversman, Underground Fire, Suffocated by gases from an underground fire [More information ...]

Bower, Henry, 08 Aug 1873, aged 18, Labourer, Whilst uncoupling two waggons was jammed between the buffers. It was his first day at the work

Bruce, William, 02 Sep 1902, aged 15, Pony driver, Deceased was riding inbye in one of a set of four empty tubs. When passing round a sharp curve, the horse shied, and pulled the leading tub off the rails. It caught and pulled out some props, letting down the roof. He was killed instantaneously

Campbell, Robert, 07 Feb 1868, aged 24, Brusher, Failing to take down a side piece of sandstone shaken by a shot, it fell over upon him

Carr, Alexander, 15 Feb 1901, aged 43, Oncostman, Underground Fire, Suffocated by gases from an underground fire [More information ...]

Cormie, John, 28 Apr 1885, aged 39, Collier, Fall of side. While holing. Long wall

Erskine, W., 11 Jul 1866, aged 13, Drawer, Crushed by tubs

Fren, John, 14 Apr 1898, aged 70, Waggon greaser, Run over by train of waggons

Hamilton, Gavin, 10 May 1862, Sinker, Chain broke while lowering pipes and knocked him off buntons

Hunter, David, 09 Oct 1903, aged 16, Hanger-on, A rake of full tubs was pushed over at the top of an incline, before the empty rake was attached to the rope, and on hearing the tubs coming the man who assisted shouted to the deceased to get into a manhole close by while he ran outbye. Deceased evidently thought he would be safer to run outbye also, but was overtaken by the runaway tubs and was caught just as he was passing through a trap door. The wheeler at the top mistook the signal. The method of signalling was defective

Hunter, John, 17 Mar 1871, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof in main road

Innis, David, 19 Jul 1877, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof. At face. Stoop and room

Izatt, Charles, 02 May 1903, aged 26, Miner, Deceased apparently was taking off coal at the face, when a stone fell from the roof, killing him instantaneously. The stone fell away from an unseen lype

Kinniel, George, 09 Jan 1867, aged 50, Sinker, Fell off cage while repairing slides

McFarlane, James, 15 Feb 1901, aged 44, Oncostman, Underground Fire, Suffocated by gases from an underground fire [More information ...]

McRoberts, Patrick, 15 Feb 1901, aged 30, Oncostman, Underground Fire, Suffocated by gases from an underground fire [More information ...]

McTearn, Martin, 15 Feb 1901, aged 36, Oncostman, Underground Fire, Suffocated by gases from an underground fire [More information ...]

Morgan, Duncan, 06 May 1874, aged 27, Drawer, Fall of roof. At face while waiting of a hutch being filled (Long wall)

Muir, David, 21 Feb 1900, aged 56, Miner, Deceased was stamping a hole in the coal head to support the inner end of a bar, which was intended to support a portion of the roof, from beneath which the coal had just been taken. While doing so, a large wedge-shaped stone of triangular section fell from between two "lypes," killing him almost instantaneously. The existence of one of the "lypes" was known of prior to the accident, but that of the other was only revealed when the stone fell

Muir, John Morris, 28 Nov 1874, aged 17, Driver, By hutches getting off the rails and knocking out props (longwall)

Nasmyth, Alexander, 15 Feb 1901, aged 34, Fireman, Underground Fire, Suffocated by gases from an underground fire [More information ...]

Nicol, John, 21 Nov 1893, 7.30 a.m., aged 44, Brusher, Fall of stone

Reid, James, 15 Feb 1901, aged 35, Miner, Underground Fire, Suffocated by gases from an underground fire [More information ...]

Sanders, James, 18 Jan 1872, aged 55, Bottomer, Hurt by cage resting on him at pit bottom

Steuart, John, 03 Nov 1905, aged 37, Waggon repairer, Deceased was employed by the Lochgelly Iron and Coal Co., Ltd., at Little Raith Colliery, on the south side of the Dunfermline and Thornton Railway, A train of waggons was shunted into Hill of Beath sidings on north side of said railway, and he crossed over for some purpose and was crushed between the buffers of waggons [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Walker, Thomas, 20 Feb 1897, aged 65, Miner, An extensive fall of blaes took place at face of deceased's longwall working, and buried him

Wallace, William, 14 Oct 1901, aged 28, Wagon shunter, Deceased was sitting on the buffer of the leading wagon of a train of empty wagons, being pushed by the locomotive engine to the top end of the pit, and, when he jumped off in centre of road, his foot slipped on a sleeper, and he fell across the rail whereby part of the train passed over him. Death ensued two hours afterwards, The morning was frosty and there was a thin coating of ice on the sleeper