Lassodie Mill Colliery

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Beveridge, Thomas, 24 Nov 1911, aged 66, Fireman, He was removing some stones from an incline, which had fallen from the roof, when another large stone fell and killed him, he, apparently, not having examined the place properly before commencing to move the stones

Cooper, George, snr., 22 Apr 1905, aged 40, Miner, A blind shaft, 10 fathoms deep and fitted with ladders, is situated on the direct road for communication between the Dunfermline Splint Coal workings, and the outlet shaft. This road being shorter and easier to travel than the haulage road from the winding shaft, was used by the men of a section to travel to and from the faces. Work was finished for the day and deceased with his son and nephew were proceeding homewards, and while ascending the ladders the roof at top of blind shaft fell and part came down the shaft, extinguishing their lights. As they were the last men to leave the section they were left in a helpless condition, and it was only when their relatives becoming anxious at their prolonged absence, was it discovered that they were still in the mine, and on a search being made they were found in the shaft ; deceased was found firmly pinned against the side by a large stone, and died shortly after he was released

Cumming, John, 28 Sep 1904, aged 42, Miner, Deceased and three other workmen arrived at the Dunfermline Splint coal dook to be lowered to their work by the engine. The rake consisted of five tubs, and when the dook rope was attached to the last tub the men boarded the rake, when the tubs were pushed over, four of them ran amain and all managed to get out but deceased who was in the fourth, at 112 yards down they came to a standstill, through some leaving the rails, and the fourth had struck a prop which carried away the body and threw deceased into a man-hole. The tubs had not been coupled. Had the management provided a safety chain this accident could not have happened

Duncan, William, 28 Dec 1923, aged 15, Fall of stone

Ferguson, Joseph, 15 Feb 1902, aged 19, Drawer, Deceased was unhooking a loaded tub at the foot of a short wheel brae, dipping 1 in 3, when the empty tub ran back and struck him, causing injuries to which he succumbed five days afterwards. The drawer at brae head appeared to have neglected to close the blocks or to turn the empty tub on the plates before uncoupling it

Gray, Henry, 27 Feb 1913, aged 29, Miner, Deceased was engaged in driving a heading towards a pump lodgement which contained a small quantity of water. Short boreholes were being put in, and orders given that if water was found coming through the men were to withdraw. Water came through and deceased and his drawer withdrew for a time, but returned to the place, and holed to within 1 foot 6 inches of the lodgment. A block of coal between two slips then gave way, and deceased was carried by the water and the debris to the foot of the heading, which had an inclination of about 1 in 2, a distance of 200 feet, where he was found dead. Death was due to shock and suffocation. The drawer was carried down for a distance, but escaped with severe bruises

Marshall, James, 09 Aug 1923, Fall of roof [More information ...]

McDonald, Donald, jnr., 09 Sep 1912, aged 41, Pithead Worker, A wagon was stuck under the screens. Deceased climbed into wagon without authority and attempted to liberate it. Another wagon was meanwhile used to move the fixed wagon, and deceased, climbing out as the bump occurred, was fatally crushed between end of wagon and a cross beam of the screen house

Meechan, Thomas, 09 Aug 1923, aged 60, Fall of roof [More information ...]

West, Walter Japp, 01 Aug 1923, Roof fall