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Aitken, Thomas, 30 Sep 1910, aged 38, Machineman, He was at work in front of a coal cutting machine when his vest was caught by the haulage rope, and he was drawn into the drum

Brannan, Edward, 27 Jun 1894, 9.20 p.m., aged 36, Shaftman, Scaffold fell in shaft owing to crane running amain [More information ...]

Corbett, Matthew, 27 Jun 1894, 9.20 p.m., aged 40, Shaftman, Scaffold fell in shaft owing to crane running amain [More information ...]

Cowan, James, 18 May 1882, aged 13, Collier boy, Crushed by wheel at end of endless rope. The wheel was fenced and he must have gone through it. No person saw the accident

Cowan, Thomas, 11 Apr 1912, aged 34, Brusher, He was charging a shot hole in the pavement, when it unexpectedly exploded, killing him almost instantly. Part of the charge, which consisted of ½ lb. gelignite, was probably frozen

Hinds, David, 23 Jan 1877, aged 34, Collier, By water and mud, sand, &c., bursting into the workings fro, the surface near the River Clyde [More information ...]

McAllister, John, 23 Jan 1877, aged 50, Collier, By water and mud, sand, &c., bursting into the workings fro, the surface near the River Clyde [More information ...]

McEwan, Alexander, 13 Apr 1924, 10.20 p.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 22, Coal Cutting Machineman, On a longwall face rising 1 in 20 an electrically driven disc coal cutter was being "cut in" to the rise when the haulage tree was drawn out and the machine rebounded 3 ft. The machineman at the disc and dip end of the machine was caught by the wheel and instantaneously killed. One stell was knocked out and a second partly displaced. No disc hole had been made

McGregory, John, 23 Jan 1877, aged 51, Collier, By water and mud, sand, &c., bursting into the workings fro, the surface near the River Clyde [More information ...]

McMinn, Au., 15 Jan 1869, Collier, By fall of coal while taking out stoops

McNeil, John, 23 Jan 1877, aged 39, Collier, By water and mud, sand, &c., bursting into the workings fro, the surface near the River Clyde [More information ...]

Neilson, John, 12 Sep 1884, aged 14, Stone picker, Run over by waggon which he was attempting to stop by snibbing

Nicol, William, 27 Apr 1908, aged 66, Waggoner, In some unknown manner he was run over by waggons which he was moving in a lye

Robertson, John, 16 Apr 1893, 6.30 a.m., aged 18, Coal picker, Fell from waggon; back injured

Stevenson, William, 27 Jun 1894, 9.20 p.m., aged 22, Shaftman, Scaffold fell in shaft owing to crane running amain [More information ...]