Whitrigg Colliery

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Brannan, Hugh, 27 Jan 1906, aged 29, Miner, Deceased was holing his coal, and had it holed to a depth of 3 feet for a distance of 8 feet across, when it fell upon him ; there were no sprags up to the coal

Brash, John, 31 Jan 1902, aged 37, Miner, A shot hole was charged with ¾-lb. of gunpowder, in the dip side of his working place. The fuse used was a paper squib, to the end of which was attached a piece of cotton wick saturated with oil. As soon as deceased had lighted the wick he and his neighbour ran to a place of safety, 60 feet outbye, and just as he was about to turn into the opening the shot exploded, and a piece of coal projected from it struck him, causing injuries to which he succumbed three days afterwards

Carr, Alexander, 07 Feb 1931, aged 50, Collier, Killed by a large stone that fell from the roof

Connoly, Peter, 25 Jan 1904, aged 17, Drawer, Deceased was being raised, after his shift was over, and when near the top scaffold he put his head outside the cage and was crushed against a beam

Cuthbert, James, 04 Apr 1910, aged 30, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

Hannah, John, 24 Apr 1912, aged 55, Miner, He was working off a stoop in a seam dipping 1 in 3½ when two tons of the rock roof fell without warning and killed him instantaneously.

Kennedy, William, 21 Aug 1913, aged 47, Fireman, He was pushing a hutch when his foot slipped and he strained his abdomen. Hernia resulted and while being operated on for this he died at the Glasgow Infirmary

McCallum, George, 02 Jul 1900, aged 33, Drawer, Deceased was one of six men who worked on the night shift in a seam which was only being opened up, and in which no bottomer was employed. Having occasion to ascend the shaft, he rang the signal bell from the pit bottom. A witness near the pit bottom stated that the bell was rung three times, but he failed to observe whether any return signal was given. The engineman and three others on pithead stated that the bell only rang once. As the cage was being raised from pit bottom, in which it was standing at the time, deceased attempted to jump on, and was apparently caught and crushed against the door head, or side of the shaft. He was dragged up for some distance, and then fell back to the bottom. His heart and lungs had been crushed, and he had received a severe scalp wound

McCue, John, 15 Oct 1908, aged 50, Miner, Deceased was back brushing his road, and when knocking out one of the props part of the roof fell upon him

O'Donnell, James, 04 Jul 1904, aged 30, Miner, Deceased was holing when part of the face fell out from an unseen lype between two props. The part which fell was fireclay above the coal which is usually propped up for some distance

Riddoch, John, 08 Dec 1909, aged 51, Fireman, Deceased, was on his way home, and in walking in front of a rake of tubs on dook he appears to have stepped to one side to allow the rake to pass him, and was crushed by the tubs ; he should have stepped into a manhole

Rogers, Alexander, 29 Jan 1900, aged 43, Sinker, Deceased was the leading sinker, and he and three other sinkers came from the bottom in the kettle to the Jewel coal level to make some alterations on the pump ; by a mistake of signals they were raised to the "striking" mark, which was too far, and again, in signalling to be lowered, a mistake was made, and the kettle was dropped suddenly, whereby deceased was thrown off and fell to the bottom, a distance of 7 fathoms. The signals given to the engineman were such as given to raise debris and strike in the usual way. The signal for men to ascend was not given

Ross, Donald, 15 Jun 1931, aged 31, Goods Guard, He was run over by a mineral train

Tennant, Smith, 02 Sep 1905, (accident: 19 Aug 1905), aged 47, Miner, Deceased's working place took a heavy crush causing the face coal to fall and injure him. He died fourteen days afterwards

Waston, William, 12 Nov 1912, aged 39, Shaftsman, He was engaged removing some pipes in the shaft when he fell off the scaffold, consisting of a single 9 in. by 3 in. plank, into the sump, a distance of 32 fathoms, and was killed instantly