Hopetoun Colliery

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Agnew, Andrew, May 1908, (accident: 13 Nov 1907), aged 46, Miner, Deceased was shovelling coal which he had just taken down from the face, when the roof suddenly fell upon him. He died from his injuries nine months after the accident

Beatie, Hugh, 04 Mar 1884, aged 18, Collier, Fall of roof. Near face of room

Brown, James, 21 Jan 1909, aged 24, Miner, Deceased was cleaning up rubbish along his longwall face preparatory to digging more coal. He suspected his roof, sounded it and found it bad and was on his way out from under it when it collapsed injuring him so severely that he died 1½ hours later

Campbell, James, 06 Jul 1883, aged 19, Trimmer, Run over by loaded waggon while attempting to snibble it

Duncan, William, 03 Oct 1910, aged 60, Miner, He was holing the coal when a piece of roof-stone fell from between two joints and struck him on his back. The joints were visible before the stone fell, and the stone should either have been supported or pulled down

Galbraith, Andrew, 05 Oct 1906, aged 6, Child, The child crawled through the fence surrounding an old disused shaft and fell into it and was drowned in 11 fathoms of water [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Gardner, William, 03 Sep 1908, aged 42, Miner, Deceased was shovelling coal in his working place, when a large stone fell from between a break and a "lype" fell upon him

Harrison, William, 24 Dec 1885, aged 45, Platelayer, Fell off a waggon and was run over during shunting operations

Keenan, Edward, 06 Mar 1913, aged 24, Miner, Deceased was taking down the coal which a shot had broken, and probably went too near, or under, it to bring out a lump of coal to finish off a tub with. A piece of this coal and stone fell and killed him instantly

Mathieson, John, 11 May 1885, aged 54, Collier, Crushed by a runaway train on engine plane while taking empty hutch from one station to another

Quinn, James, 04 Nov 1910, aged 33, Miner, He was wedging down head coal at road head, which fell before he could get out of the way. He had evidently been working in front instead of at the end of it

Stenhouse, Thomas, 28 Jul 1909, aged 62, Roadsman, Deceased and two others were engaged making room to build side walls near the shaft bottom, when a stone fell upon him. At the time preparations were being made to support the part which fell

Stevenson, Alexander, 17 Jul 1861, Engine keeper, Coming in contact with gearing of pumping engine [More information ...]

Strang, James, 08 Nov 1882, aged 48, Fireman, He pushed an empty hutch into the shaft when the cage was not there, and fell after it. He had left the gate open a few minutes before