Neilsland Colliery

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Baird, Samuel, 10 Oct 1922, 1.20 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 21, Screening plant engineman, He had been oiling a bearing when his clothing was caught by a driving chain and sprocket wheel. He was whirled round the shafting and killed instantaneously. Prior to the accident part of the fencing of the wheel and chain had been removed, presumably to adjust the chain, and had not been replaced

Bronski, Anthony, 29 Aug 1912, aged 50, Miner, He was walking on the main road out to the shaft, at the end of his shift, when a large stone suddenly fell on him and killed him

Curwood, Edward, 26 Sep 1898, aged 42, Miner, Deceased was working at the face of a stooping place in the Ell Coal seam, when some coal from the upper part of the seam suddenly burst off and fell on him

Doyle, John, 20 Jun 1898, aged 48, Miner, Deceased while engaged lifting bottom coal, heard the head coal "work "; he was about to get out of harm's way, but before he got clear the coal fell on him

Forrest, William, 28 Sep 1912, aged 33, Roadsman, The deceased was buried by a fall of roof, caused by a hutch drawn by a pony getting off the road and knocking out a prop from under the timber supporting the roof at this point

Gallacher, David, 17 Jun 1901, aged 38, Pump Attendant, Caught by pump machinery

Gold, Thomas, 15 Jan 1923, aged 26, Miner, Caught by machinery

Graham, Henry, 16 Jul 1902, aged 54, Waggon trimmer, Whilst on a waggon, trimming it, a shunter let two empty waggons run forward. He wan knocked off and got run over

Leadbetter, Robert, 26 Apr 1916, aged 62, married, address: 102 Beckford Street, Hamilton [More information ...]

Lyness, George, 25 May 1895, 1.5 a.m., aged 30, Sinker, Plank fell in shaft

Lyons, Patrick, 07 Nov 1913, aged 26, Assistant Pitheadman, Whilst the deceased was putting a bolt in the cage, it was lowered, and he was crushed between the top of the cage and the pithead. The winding engineman made a mistake and lowered the cage without having a signal to do so

Macfadyon, James, 17 Dec 1912, aged 68, Repairer, He was engaged repairing the roof of the horse road, and while removing some timber the strata above appears to have been disturbed, and it fell away crushing him inside a tub in which he stood

Mathie, James, 12 May 1903, aged 56, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

Mathieson, Angus, 21 Nov 1904, aged 23, Brusher, Fall of roof at road head while brushing it

McKinnon, Thomas, 17 Aug 1899, aged 24, Miner, A roadway was being widened and brushed for an inclined plane, and while deceased was taking a piece or coal off one side the roof suddenly fell

Mitchell, Edward, 30 Jul 1913, aged 28, Brusher, Deceased was building and stowing debris made by a shot in the brushing, when a stone fell upon him. He worked alone, and was discovered under the stone, shortly after it fell, quite dead. The roof was composed of strong sandstone, and the stone had fallen away from an unseen "dry" and in its fall displaced four props which were supporting it

Mooney, John, 01 Sep 1895, 5 p.m., aged 26, Sinker, Fell into shaft from surface

Muir, Robert, 10 Jan 1908, aged 62, Sinking contractor, While working on a hanging scaffold suspended by the winding rope, in stepping back he tripped over a bunton and fell 100 feet into 7 feet of water, and was fatally injured

Murphy, William, 14 Mar 1901, aged 19, Pony Driver, Fall of side on horse road

Rae, James, 23 Jan 1928, aged 52, Miner, Killed by a fall of coal

Richardson, James, 10 Jul 1897, (accident: 09 Jul 1897), aged 20, Roadsman, Deceased and some others were drawing the props in a road which had been cut off, deceased being in charge. While knocking out a prop, a large flat stone suddenly fell from the roof, its edge striking him, and causing injuries to which he succumbed on the following day

Robertson, Robert, 26 Apr 1916, aged 35, Pony Driver, address: 229 Low Waters, Hamilton [More information ...]

Rodden, James, 18 Jan 1922, 8.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 57, Miner, He was working at the face when a fall of roof occurred and killed him instantly. He had only started the previous day in the place, which had been standing for two weeks. The roof in the interval had broken off the face and weighed heavily on the supports. A slight crush movement probably caused collapse and at least four props were displaced.

Scott, Hugh, 26 Apr 1916, aged 45, married, address: 30 Low Waters, Hamilton [More information ...]

Shaw, John, 26 Apr 1916, aged 22, single, address: 136 Eddlewood Rows, Hamilton [More information ...]

Stewart, George, 26 Apr 1916, aged 29, married, address: Field Street, Low Waters, Hamilton [More information ...]

Wilkie, Duncan, 17 Jan 1910, aged 13, Pit-head Runner, The cage was raised too high at the surface and the deceased, failing to notice it, pushed a hutch under it and fell with the hutch into the shaft