Kinglassie Colliery

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Black, Roger, 19 Apr 1932, Fall of stone

Dewar, John, 25 Jan 1911, aged 38, Pump attendant, Deceased had finished his shift and relieved by the other pump attendant. He appears to have gone to the shaft and opened a sliding door to be ready to get into the cage, and by some means fallen into the shaft

Drummond, James, 27 Jun 1919, aged 41, Killed by a fall of coal

Duff, John, 03 Apr 1910, aged 25, Pump Mechanic, Two roads had been driven, one out of No. 1 shaft and the other out of No. 2, and had almost met. Deceased was in charge of the one from No. 1 shaft, and shot holes were in, charged in both with gelignite, which it had been agreed should be fired simultaneously. An agreed signal was given to light the shots, but owing probably to the fuse being damp, the deceased did not get his shots lighted before those in the other place exploded and blew through, and he was killed by the flying stones [More information ...]

Farmer, Francis, 22 Apr 1924, 12.45 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 33, Contractor Brusher, A shot was fired electrically where a refuge hole was being made 10 yards from the coal face. On returning to the shot the fireman discovered the contractor brusher lying seriously injured in the road opposite the refuge hole. He died in a few minutes. The fireman failed to see that all persons in the vicinity had taken proper shelter ; he also failed to take suitable steps to prevent any person approaching the shot

McCaulay, Patrick, 19 Aug 1912, aged 27, Roadsman, The rope of a cousie had got out of the wheel ; five men were trying to ease up the full hutches to take the weight off the rope when a fall occurred, killing the two men. Two others were slightly injured [More information ...]

Page, James Drummond, 27 Jul 1922, aged 41, Fall of roof

Smart, Andrew, 21 Sep 1932, aged 22, Crushed unloading lorry

Wallace, Alexander, 24 Oct 1924, 12.45 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 15, Miner's Drawer, He was filling coal at the roadhead when a weight bump occurred which brought down two stones from the side over the coal face, and he was instantly killed. The fall measured 7 ft. long by 1½ ft. wide by 2½ ft. thick, and would weigh about 10 cwts. It came from a smooth lype 1 ft. over the back of the coal. If a rance had been set to the stone the accident might have been prevented

Whitton, William, 19 Aug 1912, aged 17, Hanger-on, The rope of a cousie had got out of the wheel ; five men were trying to ease up the full hutches to take the weight off the rope when a fall occurred, killing the two men. Two others were slightly injured [More information ...]