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Fatal Accidents in Mines in Scotland

January to June 1910

- compiled from appendices to the reports of the Inspector of Mines and Collieries. Some entries have additional information in the main body of the report (marked "to follow"). We will add this additional information as soon as time permits

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Date of Accident Mine County Owner or Company Name Age Occupation Category Cause of accident & remarks Extra Information
1910 January 5 Auchengeich Lanark James Nimmo & Co Ltd Joseph Branston 27 Miner Miscellaneous underground – sundries His hand was injured on December 28th, 1909, by a broken wire of a rope, and he died from blood poisoning.  
1910 January 7 Motherwell Lanark John Watson Ltd John Triston 32 Electrician Shaft accidents – whilst ascending or descending by machinery He was at a landing mid-shaft and signalled for the cage which was sent to him, and a signal was received by the engineman to raise it to the surface, but when it arrived it was empty. Deceased was afterwards found at the bottom of the shaft.  
1910 January 8 Broomrigg No 3 Stirling Banknock Coal Co Ltd Thomas Robertson 48 Screenman On surface – by machinery When shifting a belt on a pulley his waistcoat was caught by a gland on a revolving shaft.  
January 9 1910 - Edward Lafferty (not work accident) - see Newspaper Report 
1910 January 11 Duddingston (Oil shale) Linlithgow Oakbank Oil Co Ltd John Logan 24 Miner Miscellaneous underground – by explosives A shot charged with gelignite blew through from a place approaching his right angles. He knew the shot was being fired, and told the man in the other place he could do so, but, owing to some misunderstanding, he did not retire to a place of safety. To follow
1910 January 11 Coursington Lanark Wishaw Coal Co Ltd John Watson 24 Miner Falls of roof Fall of roof at face.  
1910 January 11 Mary Pit, Lochore Fife Fife Coal Co Ltd Robert Hood 45 Backshift Overman Other haulage accidents A bevel pulley round which the hauling rope ran gave way and the rope flew across and struck him on his knee. Died on the 13th from blood poisoning.  
1910 January 14 Lochgelly, Nellie Fife Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co Ltd David Leslie 26 Wheelers Haulage – run over or crushed by trams & tubs When travelling up a brae a runaway hutch caught and fatally injured them.  
Michael O'Hara 18 Wheeler
1910 January 16 Arniston Edinburgh Arniston Coal Co Ltd James Gray 17 Pit-head Labourer On surface – by machinery He was riding on cage of surface hoist against orders when he was caught between it and bunton and killed.  
1910 January 17 Neilsland Lanark John Watson Ltd Duncan Wilkie 13 Pit-head Runner Shaft accidents – falling into shaft from surface The cage was raised too high at the surface and the deceased, failing to notice it, pushed a hutch under it and fell with the hutch into the shaft. Newspaper Report 
1910 January 17 Starlaw Deans No 3 (Oil shale) Linlithgow Pumpherston Oil Co Ltd Maurice Conway 28 Drawer Explosions of fire damp or coal dust The deceased, although warned not to do so, passed a fence and went into a place which was not working to get a pick, when some gas was ignited by his naked light and he was burned about his arms, face and back. Died on the 19th.  
1910 January 18 Dalzell & Broomside Lanark Wishaw Coal Co Ltd William Smallwood 55 Labourer On surface – railways, sidings or tramways He was pinching a waggon in a siding when another loaded waggon was run down, and he was either caught by it or the pinch.  
1910 January 18 Gain Mine (Fireclay), Glenboig Lanark Glenboig Union Fireclay Co Ltd David Brown 23 Drawer Falls of roof Fall of roof in working place.  
1910 January 19 Hattonrigg Lanark Summerlee Iron Co Ltd Joseph Olankis 25 Miner. Shaft accidents – overwinding When these men were being raised to the surface at the end of the shift, the engineman inadvertently failed to stop the cage at the proper place, and it was over-wound, with the result that the box or cap of the rope broke and caused the cage to fall down the shaft a distance of 192 fathoms Newspaper report
Andrew Wilson 24 Miner
Wm. Chappis 30 Drawer
Jas. Bruzinski 24 Drawer
Adam Pakenas 26 Drawer
Andrew Higgins 35 Miner
George Alenskis 28 Drawer
Edward McConville 19 Drawer
1910 January 19 Earnock Lanark John Watson Ltd Matthew Millar 60 Miner Haulage – run over or crushed by trams & tubs When putting his tools away he was injured by a hutch in a brae. Died March 11th.  
1910 January 20 Bankend Lanark Arden Coal Co Ltd James Bell 18 Bottomer Shaft accidents - falling from part way down Opened gate at mid-working when cage was not there, and fell with the hutch down the shaft.  
1910 January 21 Polton Edinburgh Lothian Coal Co Ltd Andrew Horseburgh 26 Drawer Miscellaneous underground – irruptions of water Drowned by an in-rush of water owing to the workings holing into an unknown waste. To follow
Luke Greenan 41 Miner
1910 January 21 Twechar Dumbarton Wm Baird & Co Ltd James Stark 33 Roadsman Falls of roof Stunned by a fall of stone from roof of road and then injured by cousie race.  
1910 January 21 Muiredge Fife Wemyss Coal Co Ltd Thomas Hunter 19 Miner Shaft accidents – whilst ascending or descending by machinery When he was being lowered in the shaft his arm was projecting out of the side of the cage and was caught by a bunton, and so severely injured that he died on the 31st.  
1910 January 27 Blair No 9 Ayr Wm Baird & Co Ltd Pat Gallacher 19 Miner Falls of roof Fall of roof at road head of working place.  
1910 January 27 Prestongrange Haddington Summerlee Iron Co Ltd Alexander Darroch 53 Haulageman Other haulage accidents Struck by haulage rope and killed which was thrown across the road owing to some empty hutches having upset.  
1910 January 27 Ferniegare Lanark Archd Russell Ltd Wm. Johnstone 14 Miner Falls of roof Stone fell from roof at coal face.  
1910 February 4 Pennyvenie No 2 Ayr Dalmellington Iron Co Ltd James Torrance 60 Coke Filler On surface – railways, sidings or tramways When using a pinch to move waggons he fell between the "waggons and was killed.  
1910 February 7 Bardykes Lanark Summerlee Iron Co Ltd Charles Kane 21 Miner Miscellaneous underground – sundries Injured internally when following his employment on September 7th, 1909, and died to-day  
1910 February 8 Elgin & Wellwood Fife Thos Spowart & Co Ltd John Wishart 38 Miner Falls of roof Fall of stone from roof at coal face.  
1910 February 8 Canderigg Lanark James Nimmo & Co Ltd John Kane 28 Machineman Falls of side Fall of stone from roadside at roadhead when reaching a hammer.  
1910 February 8 Kingseat Fife John Irvine & Sons James Hynd 60 Miner Falls of roof Fall of stone from roof of working place.  
1910 February 9 Greenrigg Linlithgow United Collieries Ltd Charles Ross 56 Miner Falls of roof Fall of stone from roof.  
1910 February 10 Polmaise No 4 Stirling Archibald Russell Ltd Archibald Kerr 28 Repairer Haulage – run over or crushed by trams & tubs Fatally injured by pony race which, he was taking along a level.  
1910 February 10 Cultrig Linlithgow Barr & Thornton James Johnstone 13 Coal Cleaner On surface – railways, sidings or tramways Two loaded hutches became detached from the haulage rope and overtook the deceased who was walking down the haulage road on his way home.  
1910 February 11 Leven Fife Fife Coal Co Ltd Robert Donaldson 24 Drawer Falls of roof Fall of coal, caused by a runaway hutch on a self-acting incline.  
1910 February 14 Woolmet Edinburgh Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co Ltd Edward Docherty 19 Drawer Haulage – ropes or chains breaking He coupled an empty hutch on at the bottom of a face brae, and when it had gone a few feet the chain broke about 8 feet from the hutch. The hutch ran back and caught the deceased. The chain was 5/16 in., and appeared to be quite good, but as there were one or two joining links in it probably one of these gave way.  
1910 February 15 Bent Lanark Bent Colliery Co Ltd Patrick McCabe 39 Machineman Falls of roof Fall of roof at coal face in machine wall.  
1910 February 15 Blackhill Lanark Summerlee Iron Co Ltd William Graham 44 Repairer Falls of side Stone fell from roadside when repairing.  
1910 February 16 Herbertshire Stirling Addie & Sons Collieries Ltd Thos. Wilson 31 Miner Falls of roof Fall of roof while at work at face.  
1910 February 17 Hopetoun (Oil shale) Linlithgow Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Co Ltd John Douglas, sen 55 Miner Falls of side A fall of side occurred when holing seam.  
1910 February 19 Bog Lanark Hamilton McCulloch & Co Ltd Thomas Dungavil 48 Haulageman Haulage – run over or crushed by trams & tubs Fell out bogie in which he was riding on haulage road, and was crushed by full race.  
1910 February 21 Cousland No 2 (Oil shale) Linlithgow Pumpherston Oil Co Ltd John Haggie 38 Under-manager Explosions of fire damp or coal dust A fireman had found gas at a waste "break" in an abandoned level when making his first inspection, and the deceased and the fireman were making another inspection of the place when the explosion took place. The fireman was on the top of fall and Haggie was following him ; the former put his safety lamp up to where the gas was when there was an explosion and both were burned about the face and hands. Haggie died on the 20th.  
1910 February 24 Montgomeryfield Ayr A Kenneth & Sons Wm. Brown 42 Brusher Falls of roof Fall of roof when engaged building a roadside pack.  
1910 February 25 Whistleberry Lanark Archd Russell Ltd John Smith 40 Miner Falls of side Fall of head coal when standing on his feet holing.  
1910 February 28 Bothwell Park No 2 Lanark Wm Baird & Co Ltd Peter McVey 17 Haulage Boy Miscellaneous underground – by machinery Caught between a spur and pinion wheel of an underground haulage engine.  
1910 March 3 Glencraig Fife Wilsons & Clyde Coal Co Ltd Michael Woods 26 Brusher Falls of roof Fall of roof when repairing main level.  
John Murray 40 Brusher  
1910 March 4 Greenrigg Linlithgow United Collieries Ltd Frank Shields 33 Bottomer Shaft accidents - falling from part way down He opened the gate at a mid-working and pushed a hutch into the shaft when the cage was not there, and fell with it to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of 84 feet.  
1910 March 4 Blackrigg No 3 Linlithgow United Collieries Ltd William McFarlane McKenzie 24 Motor Attendant Miscellaneous underground - electricity He took hold of a cable where there happened to be a joint which was insulated by waterproof tape only, close to his motor. One of his mates offered to pull him off, but he refused to allow him, and before help could be got he was insensible, and never regained consciousness. There was no one in the neighbourhood who even knew how to switch the current off. To follow
1910 March 5 Gain Mine (Fireclay), Glenboig Lanark Glenboig Fireclay Co Ltd William Mills 55 Overman Explosions of fire damp or coal dust The deceased and the manager went into a place to examine it,.when an accumulation of gas exploded at their naked lights, and both were burned. Mills died on the 11th. For some days prior to the explosion water had been given off in the place where the accident occurred, and it was in connection with this that these two officials were making the examination.  
1910 March 7 Govan No 5 Lanark Wm Dixon Ltd Samuel Kelly 35 Miner Explosions of fire damp or coal dust These men, along with two others, were entering their working place at the beginning of the morning shift, and when the deceased arrived near a hurdle screen his naked light ignited some gas, and he and his companions were burned. The fireman, who made the examination of the place before the shift commenced, found an accumulation of gas and cleared it away, with the exception of a small quantity in a hole in the roof, 6 ½ feet above the pavement. Notwithstanding this gas was present, he reported to another fireman that the place was quite safe for workmen to enter, and they were allowed to go into it, with the result that these men lost their lives, and the other two were injured.  
James Kelly 40 miner  
1910 March 7 Kaimes No 1 Ayr Wm Baird & Co Ltd Timothy Smith 16 Pony Driver Other haulage accidents Found dead below the first hutch of his pony race.  
1910 March 10 Prestongrange Haddington Summerlee Iron Co Ltd James Curran 37 Brusher Haulage – run over or crushed by trams & tubs He was travelling down the haulage road when the chain attached to a tub slipped at a pulley, and the tub ran back and fatally injured him.  
1910 March 15 Polmaise No 1 Stirling Archibald Russell Ltd James Dick 36 Roadsman Falls of roof Fall of roof at coal face while engaged securing it with a wooden pillar.  
1910 March 15 Castle Hill Lanark Shotts Iron Co Ltd Thomas Murphy 26 Miner Falls of roof Fall of stone from roof when working at coal face.  
1910 March 18 Kenmuir Lanark Dunn & Stephens Ltd Mary Gillies 23 Table Picker On surface – sundries When boiling tea at boilers her clothes caught fire and she was fatally burned.  
1910 March 18 Bardykes Lanark Summerlee Iron Co Ltd Joseph Docherty 39 Brusher Falls of side Fall of side in engine dock when brushing roof.  
1910 March 21 Calderhead No 3 Lanark Shotts Iron Co Ltd Owen Kane 48 Miner Falls of roof Fall of stone from face of brushing.  
1910 March 22 Bowhill Fife Fife Coal Co Ltd David Hunter 39 Shunter On surface – railways, sidings or tramways Running down two loaded waggons in sidings when he fell in front of the second waggon, both wheels of which passed over his left shoulder and arm. Died on the 26th.  
1910 March 23 Auchenharvie No 5 Ayr Glengarnock Iron & Steel Co Ltd Robert Harris 23 Miner Falls of roof Fall of roof from an unseen joint and a lipe while holing at face.  
1910 March 25 Garthamlock Lanark Steel Company of Scotland Ltd Thos. Sharkey 38 Miner Falls of roof While stripping coal in machine wall, a fall of roof occurred and fatally injured him.  
1910 March 28 Niddrie Edinburgh Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co Ltd Andrew Graham 44 Fireman Shaft accidents - falling from part way down He was greasing a ram at mid-shaft when he, by some means, fell to the bottom of the shaft and was killed. Newspaper report
1910 March 30 Elgin & Wellwood Fife Thos Spowart & Co Ltd John Drysdale 15 Rake Runner On surface – railways, sidings or tramways Fell in front of rake of hutches and was run over.  
1910 March 30 Benarty Kinross Fife Coal Co Ltd Gilbert Flannigan 19 Drawer Falls of roof When engaged greasing a hutch, a fall of stone occurred and fatally injured him. Newspaper report
1910 March 31 Bedlay Lanark Wm Baird & Co Ltd George Phillips 39 Safety Lamp Cleaner On surface – sundries Fell into pit water pond when supposed to have been washing his hands.  
1910 April 1 Kinneil Linlithgow Kinneil Cannel & Coking Coal Co Ltd John Kelly 53 Miner Falls of roof Fall of roof at working face.  
1910 April 1 Broomrigg No 3 Stirling Banknock Coal Co Ltd Alexander Thomson 45 Roadsman Haulage – run over or crushed by trams & tubs Fatally injured by a runaway hutch on a rope-haulage road.  
1910 April 3 Kinglassie Fife Fife Coal Co Ltd John Duff 25 Pump Mechanic Miscellaneous underground – by explosives Two roads had been driven, one out of No. 1 shaft and the other out of No. 2, and had almost met. Deceased was in charge of the one from No. 1 shaft, and shot holes were in, charged in both with gelignite, which it had been agreed should be fired simultaneously. An agreed signal was given to light the shots, but owing probably to the fuse being damp, the deceased did not get his shots lighted before those in the other place exploded and blew through, and he was killed by the flying stones. To follow
1910 April 4 Newbattle Edinburgh Lothian Coal Co Ltd David Tinman -- Shaftman Falls of side When repairing one of the cages a fall of stone occurred from side of shaft.  
1910 April 4 Whitrigg Linlithgow Robert Forrester & Co Ltd James Cuthbert 30 Miner Falls of roof Fall of roof at working face.  
1910 April 13 Bredisholm Lanark United Collieries Ltd John Drummond 33 Miner Shaft accidents – whilst ascending or descending by machinery When being lowered to his work he fell off the cage after it had descended a short distance and was killed.  
1910 April 14 Riddockhill Linlithgow Gavin Paul & Sons Ltd Thomas Curran 54 Roadsman Haulage – run over or crushed by trams & tubs He was travelling down a cousie brae when an empty hutch ran away from the top of the brae ; he, unfortunately, stepped into the set of rails on which the hutch was, and it caught and crushed against a prop and fatally injured him.  
1910 April 14 Rosie No 1 Fife Wemyss Coal Co Ltd William Taylor 50 Fireman Haulage – run over or crushed by trams & tubs When engaged clearing a fall on the haulage road a full hutch ran back owing to a clip on an endless rope becoming loose. Died the following day.  
1910 April 15 Lassodie Fife Fife Coal Co Ltd James Robson 51 Miner Falls of side A fall of coal from face jammed him against a prop.  
1910 April 18 Bannockburn Stirling Alloa Coal Co Ltd John Lamont 52 Miner Falls of roof Fall of roof between slips at coal face.  
 April 16 1910 Alexander Wilson - natural causes - see Newspaper report
1910 April 19 Aitken Fife Fife Coal Co Ltd James Leslie 24 Miner Haulage – run over or crushed by trams & tubs He was sitting at the corner of level road when four tubs which had run away from the dook head caught and crushed him against the side.  
1910 April 20 Lumphinnans No 11 Fife Fife Coal Co Ltd Henry Williamson 45 Brusher Falls of roof When stowing the stone from the brushing, a fall of stone occurred.  
1910 April 21 Lumphinnans No 11 Fife Fife Coal Co Ltd Henry Wilson 21 Miner Falls of roof He was filling a hutch at the face, when a piece of stone 18 inches thick, fell and struck him on his back, dislocating the spine. Died on June 22nd.  
1910 April 27 Bothwell Park No 2 Lanark Wm Baird & Co Ltd Hugh McAulay 60 Miner Falls of roof A fall of roof at face killed him and injured another man.  
1910 April 28 Prestongrange Haddington Summerlee Iron Co Ltd Henry Somers 15 Haulage Boy Haulage – run over or crushed by trams & tubs His duty was to pick up the chains on an endless rope haulage which had been detached from the loaded hutches and were lying between that set of rails close to him and attach them to the empty hutches as required. In doing this he failed to notice that the hook end of chain he had attached to hutch had caught another chain which was caught under a rail and when it tightened it was jammed, the hook straightened and freed itself but instead of remaining where he was he attempted to run in-bye and was caught between the hutch and a wall. Died the following day.  
1910 April 30 Lockhead Fife Wemyss Coal Co Ltd Archie Welsh 70 Coal Salesman On surface – sundries Before leaving work he was looking inside the railway waggons to see if any shovels had been left in them, when his foot slipped off a buffer and caused him to fall to the ground. Died on 18th May.  
1910 May 3 Gauchalland No 4 Ayr Gauchalland Coal Co Adam Roxburgh 57 Miner Falls of roof While setting a prop a fall of roof occurred at a fault.  
1910 May 5 Bardykes Lanark Summerlee Iron Co Ltd Robert Walker 16 Drawer Miscellaneous underground - electricity Received a fatal shock at electric switch in connection with a face conveyor. To follow
1910 May 6 Kenmuirhill No 2 Lanark Glasgow Coal Co Ltd James Wotherspoon 15 Office Boy On surface – railways, sidings or tramways Was run over when Caledonian Railway Co.'s engine was shunting a waggon.  
1910 May 9 Prestongrange Haddington Summerlee Iron Co Ltd William Brown 21 Pony Driver On surface – railways, sidings or tramways His foot got caught in loop of tail chain, and he was dragged behind the pony. His head collided with a railway point shifter and a fence of a bridge crossing the railway.  
1910 May 10 Earnock Lanark John Watson Ltd Wm. McKenna 54 Dirt Picker On surface – sundries Hand fatally injured by coal shovelled by another man on picking tables.  
1910 May 12 Auchengeich No 2 Lanark James Nimmo & Co Ltd John Martin 27 Miner Miscellaneous underground - electricity When switching on electric current at a face conveyor he was electrocuted. To follow
1910 May 12 Blantyre Ferme Lanark A G Moore & Co George Bellingham 50 Roadsman Miscellaneous underground - electricity Runaway hutch displaced a prop and brought down a girder on electric cable. On attempting to lift the girder he was electrocuted. To follow
1910 May 16 Muirbeath Fife Henry Ness & Co Ltd Henry Allen 47 Repairer Falls of roof While engaged repairing a road, a fall of roof occurred and fatally injured him.  
1910 May 18 Allanton Lanark Wm Barr & Sons (Coalmasters) Ltd James Quinn 38 Brusher Falls of roof He was working along with another brusher. They had fired a shot and stowed the debris into the waste and were preparing to bore another shot-hole. The deceased went back about three yards to get a drilling machine, and when he was picking it up a large stone fell from the roof and broke his back. Died on September 21st.  
1910 May 23 Prestongrange Haddington Summerlee Iron Co Ltd John Nisbet 55 Fireman Haulage – run over or crushed by trams & tubs Crushed by a loaded hutch which had run over a brae head.  
1910 May 24 Auchengeich Lanark James Nimmo & Co Ltd John McCormick 30 Drawer Other haulage accidents Another drawer ran his hutch into him and caused his head to be crushed against the timber supporting the roof.  
1910 May 30 Balgonie Fife C B Balfour David McGregor 50 Roadsman Falls of roof He was enlarging a horse road when a piece of stone fell from the roof.  
1910 May 31 Newliston (Oil shale) Linlithgow Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Co Ltd Christopher Grimson 22 Miner Haulage – run over or crushed by trams & tubs He was bringing a loaded hutch out and another man was following him with another. For some reason his hutch stopped and in trying to get out of the way he ran against a prop which caused him to get between the two hutches and he was crushed. Died on the 25th.  
1910 June 1 Minto Fife Fife Coal Co Ltd David Buist 46 Hauling Engineman Miscellaneous underground – by machinery When cleaning the haulage gear when in motion he was caught in the wheels and killed. He had gone through a fence and was doing what he did against orders. Newspaper report
1910 June 1 Washwalls (sandstone) Renfrew Giffnock Quarries Ltd William McKenny 34 Miner Metalliferous mines – falls of roof Deceased and two other men were boring a hole for a shot when the rock was heard to break. They all attempted to leave the place, but the deceased just failed to get clear and was caught by a stone weighing about four tons and instantly killed.  
1910 June 3 Meadowbank Stirling Jas Nimmo & Co Ltd John Ferrie 46 Brusher MIscellaneous underground – by explosives He was struck by a stone from a gelignite shot. Owing to some misunderstanding he had not got into a place of safety.  
1910 June 6 Clydeside Lanark United Collieries Ltd Patrick Tonner 50 Waggon Shifter On surface – railways, sidings or tramways Caught and fatally crushed between stationary and moving waggons when engaged in shunting operations.  
1910 June 7 Coursington Lanark Wishaw Coal Co Ltd Robert Bruce 18 Coal Picker On surface – by machinery Owing to a chain breaking the screening machinery was stopped. He went from his place of work and climbed up to near where there were some gear wheels, and was talking and smoking with another lad when the machinery started and his feet .were drawn into the wheels. He had no right to be where he was.  
1910 June 16 Bothwell Castle No 3 Lanark Wm Baird & Co Ltd Hugh McDade 60 Repairer Falls of side When repairing and re-brushing a return airway a stone from side fell and caught him.  
1910 June 18 Shawfield Lanark Wilsons & Clyde Coal Co Ltd Thomas Steen 21 Driver Shaft accidents - falling from part way down Fell from the Main coal to the Splint coal seam, a distance of 100 feet, and was killed. The entrance to the shaft was well fenced with a gate, and to get into the shaft he must either have opened or got over the top of it.  
1910 June 18 Devon Clackmannan Alloa Coal Co Ltd Robert Adamson 57 Repairer Miscellaneous underground – by underground fires The oil in an electric controller connected to a pump motor became by some means ignited, and Adamson and another man who were on the in-bye side of it endeavoured to make their way through the resulting smoke to the shaft by the intake. Adamson failed to do so, being overcome and suffocated. The other being younger was able to make his way out and was not much worse. To follow
1910 June 24 Earlseat Fife Wemyss Coal Co Ltd John Thomas Ratcliffe 22 Miner Falls of roof Deceased was called by his drawer to do some repairs to the roadway about 44 yards back from the coal face, and while taking down some head coal which was unsafe a piece fell out and striking a prop glanced off it on to deceased and crushed him against the side.  
1910 June 28 Rosie Fife Wemyss Coal Co Ltd Robert McGregor 28 Brusher Falls of roof He had drilled an upright hole in the brushing, charged and stemmed it; he was in the act of lighting the shot, part of the roof fell and severely injured him. Died on November 2nd.  
1910 June 28 Little Raith Fife Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co Ltd John Biset 35 Miner Falls of roof He was engaged removing a large stone which, owing to some timber having been displaced by a hutch, had fallen on the drawing road and while doing so another piece of stone fell and fatally injured him.  
1910 June 29 Boggleshole No 4 Lanark James Dunlop & Co Ltd William Anderson 26 Miner Falls of roof While working at the coal face a stone 11 feet 9 inches by 4 feet 2 inches by 1 foot thick fell from a glazy lipe which owing to its being beyond the coal could not be seen before the fall occurred. The place was well timbered.  
James Anderson 50 Miner

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