Woodhall Colliery

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Auld, Alexander, 08 May 1894, 8 a.m., aged 44, Undermanager, Fall of roof in a lye

Bowes, Thomas, 03 Jul 1899, aged 26, Fireman, They were found lying dead close to the face of a narrow mine, which was insufficiently ventilated. Apparently they had fired a heavy shot of gelignite, and on returning were overcome by the fumes [More information ...]

Chambers, G., 29 Apr 1935, inrush [More information ...]

Cowan, William, 19 Dec 1913, aged 46, Fireman, Deceased was standing on a scaffold supported on two buntons, and while preparing to put in some collars to secure pipes in the shaft one of the buntons gave way, and he and the scaffold were precipitated to the bottom, a distance of 30 fathoms

Davidson, Alexander, 12 Dec 1890, aged 16, Miner, Fell into lodgement and was drowned

Easton, M., 04 Nov 1863, aged 20, Collier, Killed by a stone faling on him after he had knocked out the prop which kept it up

Fotheringhame, Robert, 29 Aug 1871, aged 13, Drawer, Fall of roof on road

Martin, Niel, 04 May 1870, aged 48, Collier, Fall of roof at face

McAllister, Neil, 11 Jun 1914, (accident: 10 Jun 1914), aged 27, Drawer, A set of 10 tubs was being hauled out of a level road into an incline, and deceased was helping the tubs round the turn at the junction of the incline and the level when the haulage rope broke and the tubs ran back and, catching deceased, caused injuries from which he died the following day

McCutcheon, Wiliam, 26 Sep 1895, 12.30 p.m., aged 37, Miner, Fall of coal

McGugan, David, 07 May 1903, aged 19, Drawer, Fall of roof on engine dook

McGuigan, Thomas, Sep 1907, aged 33, Fireman, Caught by the toothed wheels of a coal-cutting machine which were not fenced

Paterson, Thomas, 24 May 1899, aged 38, Fireman, A blind pit was being pierced up a fault, and was 15 yards high. Owing to inadequate ventilation gas accumulated in the pit, and deceased was attempting to clear it out. His safety lamp went out, and he sent the miner working with him down the pit to relight it. The latter went back seven yards from the shaft, struck a match and ignited the gas, getting himself injured, while Paterson fell down the shaft. Two hours elapsed ere his body was got out

Stewart, Thomas, 03 Jul 1899, aged 36, Miner, They were found lying dead close to the face of a narrow mine, which was insufficiently ventilated. Apparently they had fired a heavy shot of gelignite, and on returning were overcome by the fumes [More information ...]

Wilson, J., 29 Apr 1935, inrush [More information ...]

Winning, William, 08 Feb 1858, Collier, By being crushed at the bottom of pit whilst attempting to go on the cage when in motion