Milnwood Colliery

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Campbell, William, 16 Jul 1867, aged 30, Collier, Fall of stone

Clarke, Michael, 14 Aug 1862, Fireman, Explosion of firedamp

Dillon, Lewis, 22 Aug 1906, aged 26, Pony Driver, When walking between his pony and the front hutch of a "race" a crown fell from the roof and he was crushed between it and the hutch

Duffy, Patrick, 05 May 1884, aged 56, Waggon shifter, Jammed by waggons

Gallacher, William, 01 Jul 1902, aged 32, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

Hamilton, William, 29 May 1894, 10.30 p.m., aged 40, Night overman, Crushed by the cage while crossing the cage seat

Kerrigan, John, 26 Sep 1922, 7.30 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 33, Miner, He was getting down coal at the face when a fall of roof occurred, killing him almost instantly. The fall was 7 ft. 6 in. long parallel to the face, 4 ft. 6 in. wide and 1 ft. 6m. deep at its thickest part and came away from a parting. Four trees were displaced by the fall. The place had been examined by the fireman 15 minutes previously and appeared to be safe.

Lynch, Bernard, 23 Feb 1894, 10.45 a.m., aged 44, Labourer, Run over by a locomotive

McFarlane, Cormack, 25 Jun 1914, aged 36, Brusher, He and his neighbour were engaged securing the roof at a part where lypes were visible, and while thus engaged, it suddenly fell upon and fatally injured him

McGill, James, 17 Sep 1869, aged 18, Collier, Fall of roof at face

McLuckie, James, 12 Dec 1874, aged 14, Driver, Fell in front of a "race" of hutches, one of which rested on him

Mitchel, Robert, 14 Jul 1871, aged 26, Roadsman, Fell from mid-working. He ran a hutch into shaft when cage was away

Nackett, Patrick, 10 May 1895, 3 p.m., aged 60, Labourer, Run over by the Caledonian Railway Company's locomotive on the siding

Pattison, Robert, 16 Feb 1861, Collier, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Scott, James, 29 Mar 1865, aged 28, Collier, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Shaw, John, 09 Mar 1865, aged 17, Engineman, He fell among pumping machinery

Shields, John, 26 Sep 1862, Sinker, Fell out of kettle while ascending pit

Slimman, Patrick, 29 Mar 1865, aged 35, Collier, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Swan, John, 05 Jul 1904, aged 33, Contractor brusher, Fall of side of brushing at road head

Sweeney, Daniel, 16 Feb 1861, Collier, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Winters, Laurence, 11 Sep 1924, 5.40 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 53, Brusher, He was about to set a prop at a roadhead at the end of his shift, when a stone, weighing 4½ cwts., fell from the roof and struck him on the head, killing him instantly. The place was examined by a fireman about an hour previously and found safe