Loanhead Colliery

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Blair, David, 26 Sep 1856, Collier, Fall of roof at face of workings

Brown, John, 11 Nov 1913, aged 19, Bottomer, The deceased signalled the cage away on the west side of the shaft, and then raised the gate on the opposite or east side, and bent over to remove a bolt that was holding a girder, which he was going to remove, in the pit bottom, when he was caught by downcoming cage and killed

Brown, Matthew, 03 Mar 1876, Miner, Crushed by carriage on incline while passing from one room to another

Chellew, William, 20 Jan 1887, aged 42, Engineman, Rope broke. It had only been in use for six months

Cleary, Patrick, 09 Nov 1876, aged 65, Horse grieve, The spur wheel of engine broke and the cage with him on it ran amain to the bottom

Cossar, William, 27 Sep 1911, aged 36, Miner, While engaged in driving an airway, he returned 1½ hours after firing two shots of gelignite and ¼ hour later was found dead in his working place. He was probably poisoned by carbon monoxide

Cushine, George, 24 Dec 1876, aged 35, Pumpman, Supposed to have fallen down incline

Dempsay, Dominic, 16 Dec 1913, aged 40, Coal Picker, He had come down off the screens and was standing against a wall below them, when he was caught by a wagon of dross that was being lowered down, and fatally crushed between it and the wall

Donnachy, Michael, 26 Nov 1880, aged 16, Drawer, Fell from a level onto the incline. Edge seam

Drylie, Thomas, 13 Feb 1893, 12.5 a.m., aged 33, Miner, Fall of stone from roof and pavement [More information ...]

Frame, Peter, 11 Oct 1895, 1.30 p.m., aged 48, Miner, Fall of stone [More information ...]

Frame, Thomas, 12 Dec 1899, (accident: 09 Dec 1899), aged 56, Miner, Deceased was taking down and a seam having a dip of 45°, when a stone estimated to weigh about a cwt. fell suddenly from the coal head and struck him on the side, fracturing one of his ribs and puncturing his lung. He did not consider himself seriously injured, and remained at work for about seven hours. He died three days afterwards

Genman, Peter, 13 May 1913, (accident: 12 May 1913), aged 55, Oversman, While lifting a loaded hutch on to the road he ruptured his aorta, and died at 8.50 a.m. the following day

Hall, William, 31 May 1922, 9.45 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 32, Wagon trimmer, He was moving wagons on the railway siding when he was crushed between the wagons and the staging of the stocking ground.  He died the same day.

Halliday, Samuel, 04 Mar 1879, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof. At face. Stoop and room.

Harper, William, 27 Nov 1856, Collier, Fall of roof at face of working

Hislop, Andrew, 13 Feb 1893, 12.5 a.m., aged 21, Miner, Fall of stone from roof and pavement [More information ...]

Horn, Richard, 20 Nov 1913, aged 16, Drawer, Deceased was filling coal at the roadhead, when a large mass of the post roof, about 7 yards long, fell without any warning and killed him instantly. The roof which fell was of triangular section, the sides being about 3 ft. broad. It was bounded by a parting on one side and a hidden cutter on the other. There was no timber set to it

Horsburgh, William, 04 Nov 1922, 8.40 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 18, Brakesman, He was riding on the back of a haulage carriage and resting his body on the side of the tub when he was crushed between the top the tub and the roof of the incline.  He was killed instantly — his neck was broken and several of his ribs fractured.

Hoskins, Samuel, 01 Mar 1872, aged 24, Collier, Falling down incline

Hughes, James, 29 Nov 1909, aged 21, Drawer, Deceased was coming outbye with two loaded tubs, on a level road, with a slight dip, and while passing a low part he failed to stoop under and his head came violently in contact with a crown, dislocating his neck

Hughes, Robert, 15 Mar 1896, aged 40, Repairer, Deceased from the upper deck of the carriage on winding incline had been assisting two men on lower deck in repairing incline, and when the work was finished the carriage was drawn to the surface, and deceased was crushed against upper landing

Hutchison, Matthew, 25 Dec 1908, aged 30, Miner, Deceased was late for his work, and, apparently in his hurry to cross the carriage way at his bench, he allowed his lamp to fall and it went on to roadway ; he made an attempt to get it and slipped on the steep, and, before recovering himself, the carriage ascending caught him and he rolled down to the bottom, a distance of 160 ft. He died a week later

Jones, Robert, 30 Jun 1881, aged 53, Collier, Fell with a hutch down incline. Edge coal

Malcolm, Alexander, 27 Apr 1914, aged 44, Colliery Manager, When chasing a rat across the sidings he did not notice a train of empty wagons that was being pushed up by a locomotive to the high side of the screens, and was crushed between the first wagon and a wall

McManus, Edward, 06 Apr 1897, aged 24, Miner, Deceased was stooping in a seam having a dip of 45°. While holing near centre of stoop, a block of coal came away from a foul cleavage plane, and fell upon him, fracturing his skull

Moffat, William, 22 Dec 1899, aged 17, Pithead runner, Deceased was getting into a truck to shovel out some snow, when it was struck and driven forward by some other empty trucks, which were being run forward to the screen. He was driven under and crushed against an overhead gangway, receiving injuries which terminated fatally on the same day

Murphy, Edward, 19 Jun 1895, 10.10 a.m., aged 39, Char filler, Struck by sprag

Nelson, Benjamin, 01 Dec 1922, 1.45 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 22, Miner, He was lying down getting coal from under overhanging clod properly supported, when a fall of 11cwts killed him.  The clod should not have fallen, but it split in two and slipped out from between the supports.

Notman, Robert, 23 Jan 1901, aged 36, Miner, About the beginning of the year a fire was discovered in the rise workings of the Corbie Craig Coal Seam, and to extinguish it the air current was cut off by means of stoppings. The result was that the workings referred to and the workings of other seams in the same district were filled with gases from the fire and black damp. When the workings were re-opened deceased, who with others was engaged at that work, wandered into another section in search of some tools, and was suffocated

Paul, Henry, 24 Nov 1886, aged 32, Brakesman, While the engineman was raising the deceased up an incline at 60 degrees, he drew the carriage to the pulley, and Paul fell off

Porteous, David, 14 Mar 1891, 11 p.m., aged 24, Boiler fireman, Crushed by cage

Potter, Daniel, 27 Aug 1897, aged 38, Brakeman, Deceased came in contact with the drum while it was revolving, and thrown over against the frame, whereby he was crushed

Pryde, Abraham, 11 Oct 1895, 1.30 p.m., aged 21, Miner, Fall of stone [More information ...]

Robertson, James, 02 Nov 1905, (accident: 16 Oct 1905), aged 20, Miner, Deceased was taking coal off the face in the steep workings, and when it fell he was unable to clear himself and was crushed. He died from his injuries 17 days afterwards

Robertson, John, 23 Mar 1908, aged 19, Miner, Deceased worked in a bench off the carriage way, and he and a loaded tub fell to the bottom, a distance of 130 ft. The inclination of the seam is 64°, and the tubs are run to and from the various benches by means of a carriage and back balance. He is supposed to have been at side of carriage way and the tub moved forward on him, and he was crushed and afterwards pushed over the bench

Salton, James, 09 Aug 1883, aged 25, Collier, Fell down incline from the level where he was working. Angle 58°

Salton, Walter, 11 Dec 1901, aged 17, Drawer, The roof in a longwall place in a highly inclined seam fell, and swept out some wooden pillars on the rise side of the level and buried deceased, who was assisting the miner in the place to move a hutch

Scott, George, 16 May 1889, aged 32, Miner, Explosion of a shot

Watson, James, 24 Sep 1914, (accident: 22 Sep 1914), aged 28, Miner, Deceased was working alone in a stooping place in a seam lying at an angle of 52 degrees. His place was well propped and spragged when seen by the fireman, about an hour before the accident, and it is not known exactly what occurred, but it appears as if his head had been jammed against a prop by falling coal. His skull was fractured, and he died 36 hours later

Wynne, Michael, 05 Mar 1908, aged 25, Drawer, Deceased was late in coming to his work, and in order to reach his place quickly he travelled the carriage way and was caught by the descending carriage and fatally crushed. There is a separate travelling way provided and persons are prohibited from travelling on the carriage way

Young, Andrew, 24 Feb 1856, Collier, Fall of coal near the face of working