Pirnie Colliery

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Atkinson, Henry, 29 Dec 1922, 12.5 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 69, Miner, He was approaching the face in a steep place with a charge of gunpowder to charge a shot hole which he had drilled when some shale tipped from the waste above him and knocked out two long props, one of which may have struck him and knocked him down or caused him to fall. He was found dead by his son, the two props lying across his legs. His skull had been fractured by the fall and death was instantaneous.

Brown, Andrew, 12 Aug 1907, aged 20, Miner, Deceased apparently had withdrawn his sprags, when the coal fell and crushed him against a prop

Brunton, James, 10 Mar 1903, aged 35, Miner, Deceased and another were driving an upset in a seam 8 ft. 9ins. in thickness and having an inclination of 24°. Two shots, each containing 1½ lbs. of gunpowder, and about 4 ft. 0 ins. apart, were being lighted. The gutta-percha covered fuse of deceased's shot did not appear to ignite readily, and as that of the other shot was burning freely, the men retired. On hearing one shot explode deceased at once returned to light the other, under the impression that he had formerly failed to do so. He appeared to have been close to it when it exploded, causing injuries to which he succumbed two hours afterwards

Currie, Walter H., 21 Jun 1893, 3 a.m., aged 19, Miner, Fall of shale

Donaldson, James, 16 Apr 1913, aged 63, Miner, He was taking a round off the coal face when a large stone fell from the roof killing him instantly. The stone had straps set under it, but they, being supported only at one end, were swung out by the fall

Galloway, Robert, 07 Mar 1892, 5 p.m., 11th hour of shift, aged 30, Roadsman, Fall of roof

Herd, Archibald, 02 Aug 1901, aged 34, Repairer, While repairing an engine dook a large stone fell upon him

Innes, Alexander, 16 Jun 1884, aged 28, Miner, Explosion of a shot which he thought had missed fire

Jeffrey, John, 26 Jun 1888, aged 21, Miner, Struck by piece of shale which came down incline

Kerr, Archibald, 10 Jan 1899, aged 25, Miner, Deceased was engaged near stooping in an inclined seam, and ignited some gas by his open light which had collected in the waste

Lamb, James, 17 Apr 1923, 7.45 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 45, Faceman, Killed by an explosion of firedamp

McCormack, Johnn, 29 May 1884, aged 32, Miner, By runaway hutches

Miller, Robert, 26 May 1914, (accident: 02 Apr 1914), aged 65, Drawer, When he was holding a shovel a piece of stone fell from the roof and cut his left hand. Blood-poisoning supervened and he died on May 26th

Murdoch, John, 26 Dec 1903, aged 27, Miner, A mass of shale fell away from a vertical joint at the corner of a stoop, in a working 8 ft. 6 ins. in height and dipping 1 in 5. Part of it fell upon deceased, killing him instantly

Murphy, Archibald, 12 Mar 1900, aged 39, Miner, Deceased worked in an upset in the Pattison shale, and on the morning of the accident the fireman discovered gas and prevented him starting, but sent him to work in a level above. After breakfast he went in to have a look at the upset face, and while going up his open light ignited the gas, causing an explosion, whereby he was severely burned, the injuries terminating in his death about three weeks afterwards. The deceased was well aware of the presence of gas, and in passing in he was warned by the boy who worked a hand fan at the foot of the upset

Nailen, John, 06 Jun 1893, Noon, aged 40, Roadsman, Crushed by carriage

Nairn, William, 07 Oct 1901, aged 50, Wagon trimmer, Deceased was bringing an empty wagon forward to a screen to be filled with Parrot coal, and, to regulate its speed, he went to the brake on the side where there was a retaining wall, and appeared to have been crushed against the wall, and afterwards thrown down among the wheels. The space between the retaining wall and wagon side was 11 inches

Nicholl, Thomas, 25 Nov 1884, aged 57, Roadsman, A stone fell from the roof, rolled down the incline, and struck him

Provan, James, 27 Sep 1922, 2 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 59, Miner, He was working alone in the first break into a pillar of a stooping section in a steep working. Since he did not appear at the surface at stopping time he was searched for and discovered lying dead in his working place.  Death was due to dislocation of the neck probably caused by a small fall of shale from the roof causing him to overbalance and fall down the steep working.

Reid, James, 01 Aug 1902, aged 36, Miner [More information ...]

Reynolds, Edward, 26 Aug 1896, aged 36, Miner, Fall of oil shale at face of close place

Scott, George, 30 Apr 1897, aged 18, Miner, Deceased appears to have been charging or stemming a shot, and using a steel pinch or lever as a stemmer. The charge exploded, killing him on the spot, and seriously injuring a fellow workman

Scott, John, 01 May 1913, aged 69, Miner, He was holing in the shale when a piece above, which had been loosened by the shale being taken out, fell from between two smooth joints, previously unseen, and struck him on the legs. He died ten hours later from shock

Wallace, Walter, 01 Aug 1902, aged 26, Miner [More information ...]

Ward, Peter, 20 Dec 1892, 11.30 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 23, Miner, Explosion of shot

West, John, 03 Oct 1905, aged 45, Mining contractor, Deceased worked in a sinking dook, and the tubs were drawn from it and the benches above by means of a main dook rope, in rakes of four. A rake was lifted from a bench above, and when it was up some distance the last tub uncoupled and running back dashed into a scaffold on which some miners stood to timber the roof, and a piece of wood splinter was forced down on him. The coupling used was a ram's horn, and it had been put into the tub with a twist, and by the jerking had come out. A "jock" was provided to attach to the last tub, but the chainer neglected to put it in

Wilson, Hill, 10 Jul 1902, aged 30, Miner, Deceased was stamping a hole to set a "machine tree" in the top shale for the purpose of firing a shot in the middle section when a piece of the top shale fell on him

Wood, Robert, 01 Aug 1902, aged 29, Oversman [More information ...]