Haughhead Colliery

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Barrie, William, 17 May 1866, aged 15, Drawer, Explosion of firedamp

Black, James, 02 Jun 1882, (accident: 20 May 1882), aged 23, Brusher, Fall of roof. At face of brushing, long wall. Died 2nd June

Bryce, James, 15 Apr 1867, Explosion of firedamp. Bryce and McKie went down the pit to clear some fire damp out of a mine [More information ...]

Campbell, James, 15 Apr 1867, Explosion of firedamp. Bryce and McKie went down the pit to clear some fire damp out of a mine [More information ...]

Forsyth, Andrew, 13 Jun 1896, aged 54, Shaftsman, A piece of a broken plunger casing fell on his foot. The casing was being taken out

Gibson, James, 25 Apr 1883, aged 16, Driver, Fall of roof. On main road ; stoop and room

Hasson, Dennis, 31 Jan 1879, aged 14, Collier, Fall of coal. At "stooping", head coal. Want of sprags

Hawkins, Charles, 07 Oct 1878, aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof. At "stooping," while pinching off a piece of coal

Houston, Henry, 12 Oct 1871, aged 17, Collier, Fell down pit from mid-working

McAlpine, Robert, 22 Aug 1900, aged 35, Bottomer, He was alone at the pit bottom, and after signalling away the cage he was in some unknown manner caught by it, and when the cage reached the surface his body was found lying in it

McIvor, John, 14 Feb 1876, aged 22, Chainman, [Fall of roof] On engine plane, while renewing the timbering [More information ...]

McIvor, John, 13 Dec 1878, (accident: 02 Dec 1878), aged 57, Blacksmith, Struck by a stone or coal while stepping on to the cage. Died 13th December

Mckie, John, 15 Apr 1867, Explosion of firedamp. Bryce and McKie went down the pit to clear some fire damp out of a mine [More information ...]

Nugent, Catherine, 04 Jun 1892, aged 17, Stone picker, Clothes caught by a revolving shaft of picking table

Perrie, Graham, 25 Jan 1901, aged 43, Fireman, The fireman found gas in two adjoining working places. After, it is said, he cleared out the gas from one place and permitting the miners to commence work in it with naked lights, he and other two miners were clearing out the gas with safety lamps in the other place, when firedamp ignited at the naked light of Reddy, who was in the place from which the fireman said he had expelled the gas. Other three men were injured by the explosion [More information ...]

Reddy, Patrick, 25 Jan 1901, aged 38, Miner, The fireman found gas in two adjoining working places. After, it is said, he cleared out the gas from one place and permitting the miners to commence work in it with naked lights, he and other two miners were clearing out the gas with safety lamps in the other place, when firedamp ignited at the naked light of Reddy, who was in the place from which the fireman said he had expelled the gas. Other three men were injured by the explosion [More information ...]

Silver, Hugh, 18 Apr 1871, aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof at stoops

Struthers, Robert, 03 Aug 1891, aged 37, Brushing contractor, Explosion of firedamp

Twaddle, Thomas, 14 Feb 1876, aged 37, Roadsman, [Fall of roof] On engine plane, while renewing the timbering [More information ...]

Wilson, Henry, 27 Nov 1863, aged 19, Collier, Explosion of firedamp shaft below scaffold on which he was standing. Not ventilated