Polton Colliery

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Bartie, George, 09 Apr 1899, aged 45, Pumping engineman, Deceased had gone in between the eccentric rod and the unfenced flywheel of a pumping engine, and was screwing up the nut on a plummer block cover, when he was struck by the revolving flywheel, fell partly into the flywheel pit, and was killed instantly

Cairns, David, 22 Jun 1909, (accident: 16 Jun 1909), aged 36, Brusher, Deceased was building the debris made from the brushing, when a stone fell upon him injuring his head. He walked home, and died from a fractured skull six day afterwards

Clark, Patrick, 30 Mar 1900, aged 21, Miner, Deceased was standing holing on top of the coal, when the roof suddenly fell

Davie, John, 19 Feb 1903, aged 39, Shaftsman, Deceased was engaged in the shaft, with two other workmen, repairing a float wire in connection with a pump, when a stone fell from the side, and striking him, he was precipitated to a scaffold 26 fathoms below

Duncan, John, 31 Aug 1871, aged 45, Blacksmith, Drum got out of gear and ran amain with deceased, and another in kettle ; they fell into 10 fathoms of water. It was a sinking pit [More information ...]

Gibb, James, 03 Aug 1904, aged 48, Screen attendant, Deceased had apparently been taking a near cut to reach the picking table and to do so had to cross a revolving shaft which caught his clothes, and he became entangled in the machinery. There was no occasion for him to be near the place where he was found

Greenan, Luke, 21 Jan 1910, aged 41, Miner, Drowned by an in-rush of water owing to the workings holing into an unknown waste [More information ...]

Harper, William, 12 Oct 1907, aged 26, Contractor, Deceased was clearing away debris, when the coal suddenly burst over the sprags, and falling on him killed him instantly

Horseburgh, Andrew, 21 Jan 1910, aged 26, Drawer, Drowned by an in-rush of water owing to the workings holing into an unknown waste [More information ...]

Kelly, Michael, 15 Sep 1890, aged 71, Labourer, Blood poisoning, not due to accident

Lawrence, Robert, 03 Jul 1908, aged 28, Miner, Deceased was holing his coal when it fell away, and he was seriously injured, death resulting an hour afterwards. The coal was spragged, but sprag was thrown out

Lawson, Hugh, 15 Dec 1877, aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof. On drawing road. Long wall

Livingstone, James, 13 Feb 1911, aged 21, Engineer's Labourer, When illegally attempting to make a connection to an electric lighting wire for the purpose of playing a practical joke on a fellow workman he was electrocuted

McNeil, Archibald, 24 Sep 1880, aged 36, Sinker, Fell off scaffold while repairing pump rods

Murdoch, Andrew, 03 Apr 1912, aged 31, Engineer, He was disconnecting a steam trap from a separator, a valve, which he had closed, being between the two. He either unscrewed the valve itself, or the valve connection to the separator unscrewed as he turned the trap connection, and the steam left in the separator and pipes escaped and scalded him

Orman, Charles, 03 Oct 1893, 2 p.m., aged 37, Miner, Fall of roof

Riso (Italian), Mechelo, 21 Jan 1903, aged 30, Waggon trimmer, Deceased was standing between two waggons — probably taking shelter from a storm — which stood five feet apart, when two other waggons came down and striking the nearest sent it close up to the other, and fatally crushed him. A workman who saw deceased's danger shouted to him, but although he appeared to hear he stood still until the waggons collided. He could neither speak nor understand the English language

Rorke, Martin, 19 Apr 1894, 1.30 p.m., aged 28, Brusher, Fall of roof

Ross, John, 25 Mar 1905, aged 64, Fireman, Deceased was repairing an airway on an idle day, and just as he knocked out some props the roof collapsed and he was killed

Sloane, Joseph, 25 Jan 1907, aged 21, Miner, Deceased was holing his place, and had just finished when the roof suddenly collapsed, and fell upon him ; the holing was on top of seam

Smith, David, 06 Aug 1910, aged 41, Coal Cutting Machineman, Fell on disc of coal cutting machine

Stevenson, John, 09 Feb 1904, aged 48, Washer attendant, Deceased had charge of the engine and machinery connected with the washing and cleaning of the coal. He was missed for some time, and a search being made he was discovered, close to a driving belt off main shaft of engine, quite dead and his clothing torn to shreds. On the shaft driven by the belt part of his clothing adhered, and it was evident he had been caught by the revolving shaft. To get to the place of accident was difficult and no one can say why he had gone there at all

Strachan, Alexander, 07 Apr 1933, aged 26, Brusher, Killed by a fall of stone from the roof