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Anderson, Alexander, 26 Dec 1908, aged 20, Miner, A stone mine from the shaft cut the Upper Drumgray coal, and arrangements were made to open out with a view to work it. Deceased, Anderson, sen., who was a very capable workman, was entrusted by the manager to do the work, and began operations on the morning of the accident. During the morning some coal was worked off, and while the father was wedging down coal, a mass of stone fell and both were killed instantly [More information ...]

Anderson, Andrew, sen., 26 Dec 1908, aged 42, Miner, A stone mine from the shaft cut the Upper Drumgray coal, and arrangements were made to open out with a view to work it. Deceased, Anderson, sen., who was a very capable workman, was entrusted by the manager to do the work, and began operations on the morning of the accident. During the morning some coal was worked off, and while the father was wedging down coal, a mass of stone fell and both were killed instantly [More information ...]

Black, James, 03 Jun 1891, aged 49, Brusher, Fall of roof at brushing face

Brooks, John, 29 Aug 1881, aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof ; on drawing road at a junction ; long wall [More information ...]

Campbell, James, 28 Aug 1879, aged 28, Sinker, Struck by the skeleton cage, which fell from surface. Sinking pit

Carberry, William, 28 Aug 1907, aged 31, Roadsman, Repairs were being made on an inclined plane, and for the purpose of clearing away the debris, empty tubs were left at various parts of the roadway secured by sprags ; when the tubs were filled, each was lowered by the rope, beginning with the top one, on to the next and coupled ; deceased had apparently forgotten to couple the last tub, and got in front and took out the sprag, and as soon as he did so the tub ran away, pushing him in front and finally running over him

Carey, Thomas, 12 May 1890, aged 60, Miner, Fall of coal while "stooping"

Compton, Robert, 30 Apr 1911, 9 p.m., aged 39, Fireman, He was making his inspection with two locked safety lamps when an explosion occurred. His lamps were found 68 feet in-bye from his body with a key beside them. There was no evidence to show what caused the explosion, but in his pockets, a pipe, tobacco, and part of a match were found. The safety lamps were in good order, and it is probable the gas extinguished them, and he struck a match to relight them

Devlin, John, 01 Aug 1901, aged 19, Miner, Fall of roof in the waste close to his working face in Ell Coal stooping section. He ought not to have entered the waste where the props had been removed

Guthrie, Andrew, 27 Sep 1901, aged 55, Miner, Fall of roof at face of working place in Main Coal stooping section. Due to want of props which were about 7 feet back from the face

Guthrie, Peter, 11 Mar 1908, (accident: 02 Mar 1908), aged 57, Labourer, Deceased's duties were to run loaded tubs of smudge from the haulage to the fire doors, and empty same ; after emptying a tub it came back on his leg causing abrasion of the skin. The same thing occurred three days later, and blood poisoning supervened, causing death six days after the latter injury

Henderson, William, Mar 1904, (accident: 27 Dec 1903), aged 55, Joiner, Deceased who was about to execute some repairs on a revolving screen, had the machinery stopped for this purpose. The engine, which was fitted with a single eccentric, came to rest at the dead point, and as it was difficult to restart it from this position, the engineman disconnected the valve-rod to alter the set. Meantime deceased had stepped upon the pinion wheel to commence operations, and as the engine reversed his foot was caught and crushed by the spur wheel. He succumbed to his injuries three months afterwards

Hepburn, Alexander, 01 Aug 1924, 1.30 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 39, Repairer, He was 20 yards from the shaft at a mid landing when the onsetter asked him to put some empty hutches through the cage to the other side of the pit. The lighting of the shaft landing was by a single oil safety lamp. Hepburn had an open oil lamp in his cap. He opened the gate by which the shaft was fenced, and evidently did not notice that the cage was not at the landing. When attempting to push across an empty hutch he fell with it down the shaft, a distance of 45 fathoms. Death was instantaneous. The onsetter should not have asked a person unacquainted with the work to push the hutches across, especially as the cage had not returned to the landing when he left. The accident was directly due to a contravention of General Regulation 21 (a)

Jack, Alexander, 29 Aug 1881, aged 30, Roadsman, Fall of roof ; on drawing road at a junction ; long wall [More information ...]

Laird, David, 24 Mar 1896, aged 38, Pony driver, Fall of roof on road, caused by his pony bolting into an airway and knocking out a prop

McLaren, Hugh, 30 Aug 1907, aged 64, Waggon-cleaner, Deceased was leaving one waggon to go into another, when they were set in motion, and he was thrown out and run over

Meikle, John, 14 Dec 1899, aged 40, Foreman, When tipping a hutch of frozen debris over the refuse heap the hutch fell over and he fell with it

Menzies, Richard, 21 Jun 1897, aged 35, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

Morton, John, 14 Oct 1906, (accident: 05 Oct 1906), aged 32, Miner, While working at the face on the first date (5th Oct.) a splinter of coal flew from his pick into deceased's eye but he continued to work; again 6 days later (11th Oct.) the same thing happened, causing trouble on the brain from which he died three days later

Mulligan, John, 29 Aug 1881, aged 18, Collier, Fall of roof ; on drawing road at a junction ; long wall [More information ...]

Paterson, Robert, 22 Aug 1893, 2 p.m., aged 35, Pony driver, Run over by a hutch after falling in front of it

Queen, John, 14 Mar 1881, aged 29, Collier, Fell out of cage while ascending from his work with two others, it was supposed in a fainting fit

Queen, Joseph, 18 Feb 1891, aged 16, Miner, Fall of roof at face

Reid, William, 03 Aug 1881, aged 18, Screenman, Jammed between a waggon upon which he was riding and a scaffold ; at screens

Sanachen, John, 26 Sep 1878, Collier, Fall of side. At "stooping," while filling his hutch a stone from the waste side fell off upon him

Shields, Francis, 22 Oct 1908, aged 19, Miner, Deceased was filling a tub with coal when a stone fell from the roof and striking his head caused injuries from which he died four hours later. The man in charge should have propped the stone

Smith, John, 15 Jun 1880, aged 39, Stone miner, Premature explosion of a shot. He lighted the straw instead of the match

Wallace, John, 23 Feb 1892, aged 42, Overman, Fell down shaft from a mid-working

Waller, James, 22 Apr 1897, aged 22, Miner, Fall of roof at cousie head

Weir, William, 07 Jul 1905, (accident: 28 Jun 1905), aged 68, Pitheadman, Deceased and another workman were loading old wire ropes into a waggon by rolling the coil to the low scaffold, raising it by the cage and putting it down the screen, and while doing so the palm of his left hand wag pricked by a broken wire ; blood poisoning supervened, and he died nine days afterwards

Young, Peter, 06 Feb 1901, aged 20, Miner, Fall of roof at face of working face in Ell Coal stooping section. The fall was 12 feet by 11½ feet and 3½ feet high, and was caused by a want of props