Kelty Colliery

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Addison, J., 05 Nov 1872, aged 32, Miner, Fell into the pit ; supposed to have been drunk. He was not at work

Anderson, Alexander, 04 Nov 1902, aged 15, Drawer, Deceased was pulling down some coal at the face of a longwall working, when a large stone fell from the roof close to the coalhead, and killed him instantly. The roof was barred to within 3 feet of the face, and the outer edge of the stone was formed by a keen lype which cut the roof immediately on the inside of the bar nearest to the face

Arnott, Peter, 16 Jan 1890, 1.0 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 28, Miner, Fall of stone

Bain, Agnes, 28 May 1898, aged 13, Pithead worker, While a boy was lowering a hoist cage, which had risen too far, a tub containing an iron pipe was pushed on to it, and the cage fell away suddenly before the hutch was secured, the hutch fell off and struck the deceased girls, who were sitting on a box near foot of hoist [More information ...]

Brown, David, 01 Jan 1900, aged 58, Engineman, Deceased, who was alone when the accident occurred, appeared to have been on the top of the cylinders of a vertical pumping engine, filling the lubricators, and to have fallen thence to the floor, a distance of about 13 feet. His skull was fractured

Brown, Euphemia, 28 May 1898, aged 13, Pithead worker, While a boy was lowering a hoist cage, which had risen too far, a tub containing an iron pipe was pushed on to it, and the cage fell away suddenly before the hutch was secured, the hutch fell off and struck the deceased girls, who were sitting on a box near foot of hoist [More information ...]

Brown, Michael, 30 Oct 1896, aged 34, Miner, Deceased worked in an upset, and after boring a hole he went to the level road to prepare a charge, and while doing so the contents of the flask, about 3 lbs. of gunpowder, was ignited by a spark from his lamp which was either on his cap or placed near the flask

Chalmers, David, 02 Jul 1898, aged 17, Miner, Killed by a fall of stone from face of brushing

Clark, Charles, 08 May 1894, 10.30 a.m., aged 38, Sinker, Knocked off kettle while ascending shaft [More information ...]

Cowan, Andrew, 10 Jan 1896, aged 32, Miner, Fall of roof stone at face of close place. Deceased had been timbering the road through some troubled ground. While directing his men where to set additional timber, the roof fell, breaking a crown, which struck and killed him instantly.

Coyle, William, 16 Oct 1928, aged 38, Machinery accident

Distrington, Thomas, 19 Nov 1873, aged 30, Sinker, Whilst coming away from a "shot" he was caught by a "bunton" and kocked out of the kettle ; he fell 12 feet to the bottom, and the shot went off and killed him

Dow, James, 25 Oct 1901, aged 30, Pithead worker, Deceased had finished his work, and appears to have gone on to the hoist cage, probably with a view to being lowered to the ground level, and fell off

Forrester, Ebenezer, 19 Nov 1878, aged 39, Brusher, Fall of roof. On incline, while re-brushing it. Long wall

Forrester, James, 25 Sep 1895, 9.30 a.m., aged 14, Driver, Chain broke

Graham, David, 08 May 1894, 10.30 a.m., aged 38, Sinker, Knocked off kettle while ascending shaft [More information ...]

Gray, James, 24 May 1901, aged 48, Brusher, Deceased and fifteen workmen were being raised to the surface after the day's work was done, and by some unexplained cause he fell off the cage. The space between the end of the shaft and the cage was insufficient to allow him to fall into the shaft, and he was dragged up to a "ring" and forced into its space and when the cage passed he dropped to the bottom a distance of 134 fathoms

Heggie, John Bell, 07 Mar 1901, aged 53, oncostman, Deceased and several others were building brick side walls in a dook about 1,000 yards in length, having an average dip of 1 in 5. The dook was laid with a double road throughout, and was worked temporarily as a self-acting incline, the descending tubs, loaded with building materials, pulling up the empties. No blocks were used at dook head. The dook head men, having left a loaded tub standing double snibbled at the top of the incline, brought forward a second one, which was allowed to buffer against the standing tub. The impact carried both tubs on to the incline, where the two snibbles were unable to hold them, and they ran away. Deceased, who was about 400 yards down, was struck by the tubs, and sustained injuries which terminated fatally about an hour afterwards

Hodge, Alexander, 19 Jul 1902, aged 68, Miner, Deceased worked in a longwall place adjoining a heading which was several yards in advance. While taking down coal close to the nose, a stone fell from the lip of the broken roof at the edge of the goaf, and knocked out a prop, which struck him on the side of the head, fracturing his skull

Hodge, James, 02 Nov 1899, aged 29, Miner, Deceased and other workmen were proceeding homewards after completion of shift, and while travelling on inclined plane the wheeler at top sent away a loaded rake ; on the opposite end of the rope no empty tubs were attached, and the rake ran down at a high speed, and overtaking deceased struck him in passing

Hodge, John, 09 Sep 1901, aged 40, Fireman, While passing from one longwall face to another by the rib side a stone from the roof fell on him. He had been warned not to use the road as the roof was not good

Izatt, James, 17 May 1902, aged 37, Miner, Deceased sounded the roof, and finding it loose, was about to go for a prop to set under it, when it suddenly fell. The roof fell away from two almost parallel lypes, the existence of which were unknown

Keddie, James, 11 Mar 1902, (accident: 21 Oct 1901), aged 25, Brusher, Deceased and his neighbour were engaged brushing a heading road, and while withdrawing the props he sat under the brushing, when it fell and crushed him. He died from his injuries on March 11, 1902

McAleer, Owen, 06 Apr 1896, aged 42, Contractor sinker, Wood was being sent down a sinking pit and a bar was placed in position projecting over the shaft. Deceased came up on muzzle and was descending on the kettle, when it came in contact with the bar, and he was jerked off and fell into the shaft

McCarron, Peter, 23 May 1899, aged 54, Pony driver, While driving a rake of loaded hutches to the shaft, deceased went forward and opened a door and fastened it back ; usually the hutches pressing against a bow on the door loosened the catch so that the door fell to after the rake had passed, but the horse stumbled against the door and loosened it before the rake arrived at it, and deceased, who was on the front hutch was crushed between it and the door

Miller, Alexander, 27 May 1899, aged 49, Labourer, Deceased was run over by two empty wagons run forward by the colliery locomotive at the screens

Paterson, Thomas, 24 Jul 1900, aged 27, Labourer, Deceased's duty was to place empty hutches on the cages at the surface. A balance rope below the cages is in use. As one of the cages containing empty hutches was leaving the surface some empty hutches were being placed in position for putting on the same cage in its next descent. These hutches ran too far, and deceased attempted to hold them back by placing his back against them, but was overcome and forced into the descending cage, followed by one of the hutches, which jammed the cage and prevented its descent. The engineman had put on full steam to raise the loaded cage from the bottom, and the strain was communicated by the balance rope to the bottom of the cage at the surface, and it was pulled down, overcoming the resistance offered by the hutch, and eventually fell with a jerk, breaking the chain next the rope, and the cage and deceased fell to the bottom

Penman, John, 19 Dec 1893, 12.30 p.m., aged 23, Miner, Fall of roof

Robertson, Peter, 09 Aug 1880, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, longwall

Sneddon, John, 07 Aug 1895, 1.15 p.m., aged 14, Wheeler, Chain broke

Stenhouse, Thomas, 04 Mar 1890, 12.30 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 48, Miner, Fall of coal and stone

Stewart, Angus, 11 Jul 1893, 7 a.m., aged 56, Labourer, Run over by waggons

Syme, John, 23 Feb 1893, 3 a.m., aged 42, Brusher, Fall of stone

Wood, Thomas, 08 May 1894, 10.30 a.m., aged 25, Sinker, Knocked off kettle while ascending shaft [More information ...]