Woodend Colliery

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Armour, John, 25 Oct 1882, aged 20, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, long wall

Black, Henry, 17 Oct 1893, 10.45 a.m., aged 32, Miner, Fall of coal

Blades, Daniel, 16 Apr 1883, aged 18, Drawer, Knocked down shaft by a run away hutch, which broke the gate at the mid working

Duff, Nathaniel, 26 Sep 1898, aged 45, Miner, Deceased was engaged taking off coal, when the roof fell, and he was crushed between the coal face and a prop, and killed instantaneously. The roof fell away from a "lype" which had been bared when the coal was taken off the face

Forrest, James, 16 Sep 1901, aged 20, Pony driver, Deceased was proceeding inbye with a rake of tubs when a stone fell from the side in the lye, killing him instantaneously

Henderson, James, 04 Nov 1881, aged 40, Miner, Fall of roof at face. Long wall

Kerr, James, 21 May 1882, (accident: 09 May 1882), aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, long wall. Died 21st May

King, Peter, 15 Nov 1910, aged 45, Miner, When engaged taking down coal, which had been shaken by a shot, a stone fell from the roof without warning on to him

Laird, James, 27 Dec 1888, aged 31, Collier, Fall of roof. At face; long wall

McLean, Michael, 29 Mar 1882, aged 25, Bricklayer, A gust of wind blew down a wall and scaffold, and he was buried in the debris

McLure, William, 05 Aug 1887, aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof. At face; long wall

McNeill, Henry, 25 Apr 1897, (accident: 24 Apr 1897), aged 46, Miner, Deceased had contracted to take out a strip of coal between two adjacent goaves. He was setting props to secure the roof, when a large stone fell at his side and crushed him against the coal face; and before anything could be done to extricate him, he was completely buried by a second fall of about five tons. His skull was fractured and his spine injured. He died on the following day

McQuestion, James, 08 Jul 1886, aged 31, Brusher, Fall of roof. While redding; long wall

Nimmo, Joseph, Jnr., 09 Oct 1924, 10.0 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 24, Miner, His place was next to the rib side. He was stamping a hole in the roof for the purpose of setting his drilling machine when, without warning, a stone, weighing about a ton, fell from the roof and crushed him to the pavement, killing him instantly. Two props set near the edge of the stone were forced out. The sides of the cavity from which the stone fell were quite smooth and glassy, and the fireman who examined the place 20 minutes before the accident states that no breaks were visible

Simpson, Robert, 23 Apr 1883, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof. Removing stoops ; roof gave way with the coal which he was taking down

Smith, James, 26 May 1883, aged 15, Trimmer, Run over by empty waggon, which he was bringing to screen

Thomson, William, 15 Sep 1885, aged 35, Roadsman, Crushed by runaway hutches on dook. He was riding on the last hutch when the rope broke

Weir, Alexander, 27 Feb 1861, Miner, Fall of stone