Lochgelly Colliery

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Adamson, John, 30 Oct 1900, aged 50, Miner, The seam lies at an angle of 45°, and to prevent the coal when worked off the face falling into the waste "batteries," consisting of props built against upright supports to roof, are erected. Deceased was engaged at this work when a piece of coal suddenly broke off the face over a sprag, and crushed him against the "battery." He subsequently died from the effects of his injuries

Anderson, John, 11 Nov 1903, aged 40, Locomotive driver, The waggons are hauled between the principal siding and two of the pits by means of a self-acting incline. Deceased for some reason unknown caught hold of one of the ropes just as the rake started, and was suddenly raised to a height of 20 ft, and letting go his hold he fell to the ground

Beveridge, Robert, 08 May 1863, aged 14, Drawer, A piece of top coal in the Splint-and-Parrot seam fell upon deceased as he was passing under

Beveridge, William, 13 Jun 1894, 4 p.m., aged 48, Repairer, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Bolan, Patrick, 09 Sep 1904, aged 49, Sinker, A circular shaft, formerly in use, was re-opened, and to do the necessary repairs a scaffold two feet less in diameter than the shaft was requisitioned. The scaffold was suspended with chains at corners, and two winding parallel ropes were used, and while travelling in the shaft four guide ropes kept it in position. The material, &c., was conveyed in tubs fixed on the suspension chain. Deceased and another workman were being raised at the end of their shift, along with a tub, which they did not fix, and on the way up the tub began to move, and deceased in endeavouring to steady it went too near the edge, which caused the scaffold to "cant," and he and tub were precipitated to the bottom, a distance of about 40 fathoms

Campbell, Duncan, 28 Jun 1861, Collier, Fall of coal

Cannon, James, 27 Feb 1908, aged 40, Repairer, Repairs were being made on a steep dook ; deceased and another repairer were preparing places for timber, when some coal fell off the stoop side, and striking him he was knocked off his balance and fell to the dook bottom

Drummond, William, 21 May 1905, aged 51, Pit Wright, Deceased was assisting to take down a range of steam pipes, and in doing so stood on a scaffold 12 ft. up from the ground. When the bolts had been taken from a level joint the pipes swung, and the bend fell away and he was carried with it

Fitzsimmons, Charles, 07 Jul 1897, aged 60, Oiler, While attending to his duties on an endless rope haulage road a rake of full hutches became detached from the rope, and ran back to deceased and crushed him

Fleming, William, 16 May 1893, 4 p.m., aged 38, Roadsman, Stone fell down brae

Gair, Thomas, 18 Sep 1876, aged 14, Drawer, Supposed to have fallen off ladder while descemding a small shaft. The pit was 42 feet deep. There were three 15 feet ladders, and the first and second were found lying at the bottom of the shaft

Galloway, William, 29 Apr 1887, aged 42, Collier, Fall of side. At face; stoop and room

Gilbert, Joseph, 22 Dec 1859, Engineman, By falling down pit in attempting to jump off the cage when in motion

Gillis, Henry, 27 Jan 1893, 7.30 a.m., aged 41, Miner, Fall of stone

Graham, John, 10 Feb 1859, Engineman, By something falling down pit while engaged repairing pump boxes

Grosset, William, 17 Nov 1855, Fall of coal at face of working

Haxton, David, 04 Mar 1887, aged 18, Waggon shunter, Crushed while passing between waggons

Hodge, Archibald, 13 Jun 1871, aged 15, Collier, Fall of roof at face

Howie, Thomas, 31 Mar 1888, aged 15, Collier, Fall of roof. At roadhead; long wall

Hudston, Walker, 31 Mar 1902, aged 36, Foreman Sinker, Deceased and two other sinkers were engaged attending to a steam pump 40 fathoms down, and stood on a scaffold. Water was being raised from the bottom by a barrel, and in ascending it swung to the end and caught an iron girder, knocking out a bunton, which fell on to the scaffold, and, striking deceased, he fell down among the water 30 fathoms below

Hunter, Daniel, 05 Sep 1878, Collier, Fall of roof. At face. Long wall

Laird, Donald, 07 Nov 1903, aged 27, Miner, Deceased was holing, when a piece of coal fell from the face upon him. On one side of the place a lype was visible, and it was from this lype that the coal fell

Leslie, David, 14 Jan 1910, aged 26, Wheeler, When travelling up a brae a runaway hutch caught and fatally injured them [More information ...]

Low, Angus, 29 May 1873, aged 13, Incline Bottomer, The chain of the incline broke, and he was struck by one of the tubs

Macquirie, James, 19 Feb 1857, Drawer, Fall of roof at face of workings

McCaig, William, 16 Sep 1868, aged 50, Collier, These men were sitting at breakfast about 20 feet back from the face of their room, when the roof (about 12 inches of coal) fell suddenly upon them [More information ...]

McGuire, Terance, 23 Feb 1912, aged 37, Miner, He was working alone at the coal face when a stone fell out from between two lypes and killed him

McKnocker, William, 21 Apr 1857, Collier, Fell off the cage whilst ascending the pit

Meachy, Thomas, 16 Sep 1872, aged 22, Collier, Fall of roof

Melville, William, 27 Apr 1858, Pitheadman, By being crushed betwixt a railway wagon and a stone wall

Mukrise, William, 18 Apr 1892, 8 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 40, Miner, Struck by stone on wheel brae

O'Hara, Michael, 14 Jan 1910, aged 18, Wheeler, When travelling up a brae a runaway hutch caught and fatally injured them [More information ...]

Pacey, Frederick, 21 May 1908, aged 21, Drawer, Deceased put an empty tub on chain, and told the drawer at first cut in brae, 16 ft. up, to "shove over," who did so, but having failed to attach the chain to his loaded tub it ran amain, and before deceased could clear himself he was caught. He died twenty days after. Had deceased obeyed the rule to stand clear while tubs are in motion no accident would have occurred

Payne, Owen, 08 Dec 1877, aged 26, Drawer, Fall of roof. On an incline-plane. Long wall

Peden, Adam, 22 Apr 1892, 3.40 p.m., 10th hour of shift, aged 29, Trimmer, Jammed by waggons

Robertson, James, 23 Nov 1912, aged 45, Pitwright, Deceased was at work on a temporary scaffold over the shaft, near Pithead level, with two other men, the cage being about 18 ft. below him, when the cage, which had been suspended in the shaft 2½ hours previously, began to rise slowly, and he was pinned between the top of the scaffold, which was carried up on top of cage, and a girder, and the Winding Engineman, in attempting to release him, took the cage the wrong way, and deceased was precipitated to the bottom of the shaft

Scobbie, William, 14 Jun 1888, aged 55, Collier, Fall of side. At face; long wall

Stewart, Robert, 27 Aug 1912, aged 25, Wheeler, He had just attached an empty tub to the chain at the foot of a cut chain brae when a "D" link or muzzle in the chain caught in a rail and broke. The empty tub ran back and struck deceased. No jocks were used

Thomson, John, 13 Jun 1894, 4 p.m., aged 26, Repairer, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Vale, Michael, 21 May 1883, aged 50, Roadsman, Fall of roof. While securing the roof at a fall on main road. Long wall

Walkingshaw, James, 04 Aug 1892, 11.30 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 60, Miner, Fall of coal

Watters, Robert, 28 Dec 1891, 5.45 a.m., aged 16, Drawer, Fell down shaft

Westwater, Andrew, 05 Dec 1870, Fall of stone

Westwater, David, 09 Sep 1878, aged 51, Collier, Fall of roof. On incline, at junction of his road. Long wall

Wildridge, John, 27 Nov 1881, (accident: 26 Oct 1881), aged 47, Collier, Fall of roof ; at face ; long wall. Died 27th Nov

Wilson, James, 21 Dec 1902, aged 20, Sinker, Deceased was said to have been steadying a hanging scaffold in a sinking shaft while his brother climbed the chains by which it was attached to a rope from a hand crane, in order to shift the attachment to another rope worked by a steam crane. Deceased apparently lost his balance, and fell a distance of about 88 fathoms

Wilson, John, 30 Jul 1898, aged 22, Brusher, Deceased was drawing props from under stone, which was to be shot down to brush a road, when the stone fell on him

Yates, John, 16 Sep 1868, aged 52, Collier, These men were sitting at breakfast about 20 feet back from the face of their room, when the roof (about 12 inches of coal) fell suddenly upon them [More information ...]