Muiredge Colliery

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Archibald, John, 20 Feb 1879, aged 30, Banksman, They were turning the handles of an old crane, heaving up a bucket, when the framework of the crane gave way [More information ...]

Braid, James, 19 Dec 1880, Reddsman, Breakage of wire rope. It was supposed that the rope went off the pulley and the fall of the cage, about 13 feet, snapped the rope where it struck the axle. It was a very stormy morning with snow falling heavily at the time. [More information ...]

Brown, Alexander, 21 Jan 1878, aged 27, Collier, Fall of side. At face, while passing in front. Longwall

Brown, Robert, 09 Dec 1896, aged 20, Miner, Fall of roof stone at longwall face [More information ...]

Campbell, Robert, 13 Jul 1889, aged 19, Miner, Slipping of cousie wheel

Deas, Alexander, 08 Jun 1893, 3.20 p.m., aged 12, Hanger on, Crushed by cage

Frazer, Charles, 17 Sep 1892, 8 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 72, Hutch mender, Run over by waggons

Gordon, James, 20 Feb 1879, aged 23, Banksman, They were turning the handles of an old crane, heaving up a bucket, when the framework of the crane gave way [More information ...]

Hart, James, 19 Feb 1895, 2.30 a.m., aged 29, Miner, Fall of stone

Henderson, James, 02 Jul 1891, 12 noon, aged 13, Pony driver, In shaft

Honeyman, David, 14 Nov 1910, aged 58, Blacksmith, He attempted to get into a cage at the surface and as he was doing so, it descended, and he was fatally crushed. He had been told to wait until some hutches were raised by the banksman, but had evidently forgotten, and seeing the cage was empty, did not wait until he was told he might get on to the cage

Hunter, George, 09 Dec 1896, aged 15, Miner, Fall of roof stone at longwall face [More information ...]

Hunter, Thomas, 31 Jan 1910, (accident: 21 Jan 1910), aged 19, Miner, When he was being lowered in the shaft his arm was projecting out of the side of the cage and was caught by a bunton, and so severely injured that he died on the 31st

Izatt, Archibald, 02 Jul 1880, Contractor, While riding on hutches he attempted to jump off at a level and was jammed

Izatt, James, 29 Apr 1906, aged 34, Labourer, While suffering from despondency he jumped into the colliery pond and committed suicide [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Johnstone, John, 11 Mar 1907, aged 17, Drawer, The place of accident was a cut chain brae. The tubs stopped on the brae, and deceased went up to ascertain what was the cause, and the tubs started to run before he was clear of the brae, while they were in motion, the wheel became detached from the wheel tree, allowing the tubs to run free, and deceased was caught by the runaway tubs

Kinnear, Henry, 23 Feb 1892, 12 noon, 6th hour of shift, aged 15, Drawer, Crushed by hutch

Marsden, J., 02 Jun 1867, aged 32, Bottomer, Fell from a mid-working. This death was caused by carelessness on the part of the manager, who caused the cage to be stopped, and to act as a bridge from one side of the shaft to the other. The deceased was returning an empty tub, but some one in his absence caused the cage to be lowered, and the deceased fell to the bottom of the pit.

Mathewson, John, 03 Jun 1867, aged 32, Cage fell down shaft

Mathieson, James, 19 Dec 1880, Reddsman, Breakage of wire rope. It was supposed that the rope went off the pulley and the fall of the cage, about 13 feet, snapped the rope where it struck the axle. It was a very stormy morning with snow falling heavily at the time. [More information ...]

McDougall, Malcolm, 28 Mar 1896, aged 18, Miner, Fall of roof stone at longwall face

McGill, Joseph, 08 Apr 1889, aged 55, Sinker, Kettle falling down shaft [More information ...]

McKay, Robert, 18 May 1891, 1 p.m., aged 44, Pit bottomer, Fall of tub from cage

Millar, Andrew, 22 Feb 1896, aged 50, Pitheadman, While attempting to sprag waggon with pit prop, contrary to additional Special Rule 4, was thrown by it before waggon and run over

Ostler, William, 08 Oct 1885, Brusher, Fall of roof. While repairing road; long wall

Penman, James, 07 Jun 1899, (accident: 09 May 1899), aged 73, Miner, A fall of roof relieved by a lype injured deceased, and he died on the 7th June

Semple, William, 14 Jul 1881, Fireman, He was assisting the bottomer, and while he was pulling the second empty tub out the cage was lifted, and he was squeezed against the door-heads. The bottomer said no signal was given, but the engineman said there was one made

Taylor, John, 16 Jul 1906, aged 19, Drawer, Deceased was leaving the horse lye with an empty tub when he was seized with a fit of coughing and fell forward on his knees, and shortly afterwards he died. At the "Inquiry" subsequently held, one doctor stated deceased's neck was broken, while another stated positively it was not. Deceased met no injury in the mine [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Taylor, Thomas, 28 Jun 1890, 2.30 p.m., aged 50, Waggoner, Fell before waggon

Thomson, Walter, 19 Jan 1898, aged 17, Drawer, Deceased and another were filling a tub at a roadhead when the roof burst out. Deceased tried to escape past the tub but was caught and completely buried. The other lad escaped along the face