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Bond, John, 24 May 1904, aged 39, Chain runner, A race of empty hutches on a dook got unhooked from the rope and ran down on him

Cox, James, 03 Feb 1904, aged 63, Miner, Fall of roof at working face. He was working at a point which he was instructed not to touch and which was not propped in terms of the regulations

Hamilton, Robert, 22 Oct 1888, aged 18, Collier, Fall of side. At face; stooping

Henderson, William, 25 Feb 1898, aged 13, Miner, Killed by a fall of roof stone, liberated by a "lype" and smooth parting, in a place driven along a stoop side in the Main Coal Seam

Martin, John, 04 Dec 1903, aged 28, Miner, Fall of coal. It was not spragged in terms of the regulations

McCook, Samuel, 12 Nov 1896, aged 25, Brusher, Fall of roof stone in longwall waste while getting stones for buildings

McKay, Sutherland, 26 Oct 1928, (accident: 19 Oct 1928), aged 32, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

Morrison, David, 25 May 1917, Miner, Caught by hutches

Murphy, William, 28 Dec 1900, aged 56, Fireman, Deceased was making his second visit of inspection, as usual with an open light, when he ignited some gas and caused an explosion. He examined the same place six hours before with a safety lamp, and found all clear ; in the interval, the roof had broken up to the Pyotshaw coal, and gas was liberated. Gas was seen at the heading face, some distance above the place of ignition, eight days before, during a storm, when the barometer was exceptionally low

Nisbet, John, 16 Apr 1907, aged 38, Brushing contractor, He lit the fuses of three gelignite shots. Thinking all had gone off he returned too soon, when one of the shots went off on him

Paterson, Alexander, 26 Mar 1907, (accident: 09 Mar 1907), aged 56, Overman, When walking out to the pit bottom he struck his head against a crown and cut it. Blood-poisoning set in and he died on 26th March

Reid, Charles, 02 Mar 1893, 11.15 a.m., aged 24, Screenman, Run over by waggon

Robb, Thomas, 19 Nov 1909, aged 24, Pitheadman, Fell from mid-working or cage while ascending shaft.

Taylor, Alexander, 13 Apr 1907, aged 47, Overman, Fall of roof in working place while starting a coal-cutting machine

Tweedie, James, 17 Jun 1885, aged 40, Driver, Jammed between prop and hutches while putting in snibbles

White, William, 20 Aug 1912, aged 37, Repairer, Whilst repairing in a fallen roadway a piece of stone, 15 inches by 12 inches by 9 inches, fell from the roof and struck him on the head. The work was under the charge of an oversman, who had examined the roof and thought it was safe, and therefore relied on its not falling. It would have been better to have started from one end of the fall, and protected the workers overhead with temporary timber as they advanced

Wright, John, 16 Oct 1889, aged 63, Miner, Fall of head coal