Springhill Colliery

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Banks, Campbell, 12 Mar 1909, aged 23, Haulageman, When jumping off a race of hutches on which he was riding without permission, he fell and was run over

Banks, John, 01 Sep 1891, aged 47, Brusher, Fall of roof at road head while knocking out props

Brown, William, 16 Mar 1893, 8.30 p.m., aged 14, Drawer, Crushed by a hutch, which he was taking down a heading

Cook, Robert, 18 Feb 1924, (accident: 30 Jan 1924, 1.55 p.m., 7th hour of shift), aged 54, Miner, A rake of hutches was started on a cousie brae, but was stopped after travelling a few yards owing to the empties getting off the rails ; deceased then started to go down the brae. When he had proceeded about half-way the haulage was again started and he got into a refuge hole, where he remained until the loaded rake had passed. He then walked out of the refuge hole, apparently forgetting about the empty rake, which arrived just at that moment and crushed him against the side of the road. He was so injured that he died 19 days later. There was contravention of Section 43 (1) and the man in charge of the signalling apparatus at the braehead contravened General Regulation 98 (b)

Crane, John, 16 Jan 1906, aged 41, Miner, Fall of roof at working face. Apparently the propping regulations were not observed

Cumming, William, 01 Jun 1912, (accident: 30 May 1912), aged 47, Miner, These men, with two others, were descending to their work on a single decked cage, and when near the bottom some debris, from an old opening in the shaft about 50 fathoms above fell, consisting of fakes, fireclay, wood and props. The roof in falling carried away the timber and swept the fence, consisting of two doors, into the shaft. The "vees" of a lype were to be seen after the fall. The examinations in terms of the Special Rules appeared to have been complied with. McEwan was killed instantly, and Cumming died on 1st June. [More information ...]

Durnie, William, 18 Jul 1917, (accident: 23 Jul 1917), aged 39, Fireman, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light and/or use of non-permitted explosives [More information ...]

Gold, Robert, 14 Sep 1889, aged 19, Miner, Fall of fireclay above coal at his working face

Kerr, Angus, 04 Dec 1901, aged 60, Pony Driver, He fell off the front of his "race" of full hutches and was crushed against the side of the road. It was his first day as pony driver

McConnell, James, 23 Jan 1902, aged 30, Furnaceman, He ran a hutch into the open shaft at the low scaffold thinking that the cage was there, and fell after it

McEwan, John, 30 May 1912, aged 52, Miner, These men, with two others, were descending to their work on a single decked cage, and when near the bottom some debris, from an old opening in the shaft about 50 fathoms above fell, consisting of fakes, fireclay, wood and props. The roof in falling carried away the timber and swept the fence, consisting of two doors, into the shaft. The "vees" of a lype were to be seen after the fall. The examinations in terms of the Special Rules appeared to have been complied with. McEwan was killed instantly, and Cumming died on 1st June. [More information ...]

McLean, Thomas, 18 Jul 1917, (accident: 19 Jul 1917), aged 38, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light and/or use of non-permitted explosives [More information ...]

Walker, John, 18 Jul 1917, aged 15, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light and/or use of non-permitted explosives [More information ...]

Walker, Thomas, 18 Jul 1917, (accident: 19 Jul 1917), aged 61, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light and/or use of non-permitted explosives [More information ...]