Skellyton Colliery

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Arbuckle, George, 29 Oct 1864, aged 25, Collier, Fall of top coal

Baxter, David, 22 Oct 1937, Manager, killed by an explosion of gas [More information ...]

Beattie, Frank, 09 Oct 1912, aged 40, Roadsman, Deceased was assisting to release the bar of a "Hurd" Coal Cutter, which had become fast in the holing, and while the bar was in motion it suddenly sprung out from under the holing and caught him

Bruce, William, 15 Aug 1902, aged 21, Miner, Gas, which was known to be given off, accumulated at the brushing face and was ignited by a naked light. Apparently one of the deceased had taken down a screen, and this prevented the air current from playing upon the feeder [More information ...]

Davidson, George, 17 Nov 1910, aged 23, Assistant Machineman, When the bar of a coal cutting machine was being swung into the face as soon as the bar touched the coal the machine bounded back and the deceased, who was working the lifting handle, was caught by the leg by the bar and drawn in and killed

Fleming, A., 15 Jul 1868, Driver, Hutch got off rails, and knocked out a prop, and the roof fell upon him

Gillespie, James, 03 Nov 1870, aged 14, Collier, Fall of coal. Boy worked with his father

Hastie, William, 30 Jun 1914, aged 67, Pit Bottomer and Pump Attendant, The deceased was oiling machinery in motion, when he was caught between two spur wheels and instantly killed

Johnstone, Patrick, 08 Aug 1912, aged 30, Assistant Coal Cutter Machineman, Deceased was crushed by a heavy stone, which fell from the roof, his face being held down in a small accumulation of water on the pavement, and he was suffocated before he could be extricated

Lindsay, William, 24 Mar 1897, aged 18, Bottomer, Deceased pushed a loaded hutch into the shaft at a mid working when the cage was not there. The gate at the mid working was connected with an indicator in the engine house as required by Special Rules

Ludon, J., 25 Jul 1868, aged 40, Overman, Was leaning over pit mouth at low scaffold, when the cage came down, and knocked him into the pit

Lyle, Charles, 22 Oct 1937, Fireman, killed by an explosion of gas [More information ...]

Magee, James, 10 Jun 1903, aged 19, Bottomer, He pushed an empty hutch into the open shaft at a mid-working and fell after it to the bottom

Muir, James, 15 Aug 1902, aged 20, Miner, Gas, which was known to be given off, accumulated at the brushing face and was ignited by a naked light. Apparently one of the deceased had taken down a screen, and this prevented the air current from playing upon the feeder [More information ...]

Spence, David, 11 Oct 1911, aged 43, Brusher, He was stowing the debris made from a brushing shot, when the roof fell upon him ; the stone came away from some "lypes," which were unseen

Stewart, James, 19 Aug 1895, 6 a.m., aged 36, Roadsman, Caught by cage

Wardrop, James, 19 May 1866, aged 19, Drawer, Crushed by tubs running over him on incline

Weir, John, 26 Jan 1911, aged 26, Assistant Machineman, When working at a coal cutter two of the "line" props of the former cut were knocked out by the back end of the machine and a piece of stone from the roof fell upon and killed him. The stone fell from a slip running parallel to the face