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Fatal Accidents 1942

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Year MonthDayCollieryDistrictFirst NameSurnameAgeOccupationCause Information on site or Source
1942 January5BlairhallFifeRobert SwanDow  minerCrushed between a hutch and a roof girder Newspaper report - Fife pages
1942 January6Westwood Shale pitLothianWilliamAnderson  Shale minerFall of roof NAS: Fatal Accident Inquiry: William Anderson, shale miner, 13 King Street, West Calder, Midlothian, died on 6 January 1942 in Westwood Shale Pit, Blackburn, when a stone fell from the roof on him
1942 January 9Rosie Colliery FifePeter Archibald Harley Lawson51 coal minerNK - asphyxia & fracturesNAS FAI & death cert.
1942 January 9Guildie Howes Lime Works LothianThomas Downie Buchan38 Limestone minerShot firing explosion 
1942 January 15Wellesley Colliery FifeAlfred Cumming14 colliery surface worker Knocked down and run over by a race of waggons Newspaper report - Fife pages
1942 January 16Michael Colliery FifeJohn Robertson64 pithead labourerNatural causes - died at pithead NAS FAI & death cert.
1942 January 22Blairmuckhill LanarkshireSamuel French29 coal miner - stripperFall of stone NAS FAI & death cert.
1942 February 7Quarter Colliery LanarkshireWilliam Crooks69 Colliery surface worker Crushed by rake of runaway hutches Death cert.
1942 February 18Northfield Colliery LanarkshireRobert Tinto16   Accidentally killed Headstone
1942 February24CarnbroeLanarkshire JohnHazard 50coal minerFall of stone NAS FAI & death cert.
AngusRobertson 42coal miner - stripper
1942 February25LingerwoodLothianArthurScott23HaulagemanCaught beneath hutch Death certificate and FAI notice Scotsman 13 March 1942
1942 February 28NK Cambuslang area LanarkshireJohn Evans Campbell25 Colliery oncostmanCrushed by rake of runaway hutches NAS FAI & death cert.
1942 March 6Wellesley FifeEdward Jones McMurdo18 Coal minerStruck by runaway hutches Newspaper report - Fife pages
1942 March17WoodendLothianSamuelSteed  Coal minerFall of roof  
1942 March21Lindsay CollieryFifeDuncan McDougallOrmiston  colliery oncost workerCrushed between a hutch and a wall Headstone & death certificate
1942 March 25Tannochside LanarkshireThomas Hunter Gibson33 coal minerFall of stone from roof on 16 June 1941 NAS FAI & death cert.
1942 March26WhitriggLothianJohnMcKay  Coal minerCrushed between a moving and a stationary wagon  
1942 March 27NK - Buckhaven area FifeThomas Raeburn Milne33 Coal minerShot-firing accidentNAS FAI & death cert.
1942 April 7Newcraighall Collieries LothianWilliam Primrose Bogue33 Coal minerCrushed between a tub on which he was standing and steel girders supporting roof Death certificate and FAI notice Scotsman 29 April 1942
1942 April9Polmaise CollieryStirlingshireThomasRodger40colliery electrician Clothing caught in revolving shaft Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages  
1942 April13FoulshielsLothianJuozasNorkevicius  Coal minerFall of roof  
1942 April21Klondyke Pit, Newcraighall  Robert GrahamLockhart35coal minerFall of stone and coal from roof NAS FAI & death cert.
1942 May1 Frances CollieryFife GeorgeBrown 41Coal miner Fractured dislocation of lumbar spine sustained 16 April 1942 NAS FAI & death cert.
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Blantyreferme
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Killed by runaway hutch
 Glasgow Herald 4 May 1942 p4, col3
Daniel
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1942 May4No 2 Coal Mine, Dalkeith Collieries  JohnPeacock49sectional oversmanFall of stone from roof FAI and DC
1942 May11Jenny GrayFifeJohnMcLelland  colliery shaftsmanStruck by piece of coal NAS FAI
1942 May12WoodyettStirlingshireMichaelKeegan60MinerFall of stone Glasgow Herald 13 May 1942 p3, col3
1942 May12 GlencraigFife PeterKirk 41coal minerNatural causes - heart failure  
1942May 28Wellesley FifeWilliam Grant68 Coal minerNatural causes NAS FAI & death cert.
1942 June4Lindsay CollieryFifeJamesThomson  coal minerCrushed between two races of hutches NAS FAI
1942 June 6Calderhead Colliery LanarkshireAlexander Crawford44  Result of accident Headstone
1942 June8NewbattleLothianJohnCrawford26BrusherFall of stone from roof Death certificate and FAI notice Scotsman 13 July 1942
1942 June8 Hamilton PalaceLanarkshire RichardAnderson 39Underground fireman Gas poisoning Death cert.
1942 June9Emily PitLothianThomas DavidsonDrysdale31MinerFall of coal Death certificate and FAI notice Scotsman 13 July 1942
1942 June11Jenny GrayFifeJohnKelly  coal minerFall of roof NAS FAI
1942 June13Bowhill CollieryFifeJohnBrown  coal minerStruck by a hutch which in turn had been struck by a runaway race of hutches NAS FAI & headstone
1942 June16NewbattleMidlothianJames McMillanSinclair51Coal minerFall of coal from face Death certificate and FAI notice Scotsman 13 July 1942
1942 June17Rosehall CollieryLanarkshireJohnCraig  brusherStruck, knocked down and run over by hutch NAS FAI "Fatal Accident Inquiry: John Craig, coal miner (brusher), 20 Unitas Road, Bellshill, Lanarkshire, died on 17 June 1942 while being conveyed in an ambulance at Carnbroe, Lanarkshire, from injuries sustained at the foot of Waddell's Dook in the E11 Coal Seam, No. 10 Pit, Rosehall Colliery, near Coatbridge, when he was struck, knocked down and run over by a hutch"
1942 June18ThankertonLanarkshireJosephLees20MinerFall of stone Newspaper report - Bothwell pages NAS FAI "Joseph Lees, coal miner, 34 Sunnyside Crescent, Holytown, Lanarkshire, died on 18 June 1942 at the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, from injuries sustained on 17 June 1942 in the haulage lye in the Upper Drumgray Coal Seam in No. 6 Pit, Thankerton Colliery, Holytown, Lanarkshire, when a quantity of stone fell upon him"
1942 June 24Prestonlinks Colliery LothianJames Marr17 coal miner (oncost)Crushed by derailed hutch  
1942 June27Fraser Shale pitLothianJohnO'Hagan17BencherCrushed by runaway tub  
1942 June28FauldhouseLothianJohn PickeringMutter  Coal minerFall of stone  
1942 June29AuchengeichLanarkshirePatrickBonnar42  Caught by runaway hutch Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1942 July 3Kames Colliery AyrshireThomas Ross Kelly52Coal miner Fractured spine Muirkirk memorial & death cert
1942 July 7Newcraighall Colliery LothianWalter Matthew Watson41 Coal miner (retired) Struck by fall of coal - Fracture of first lumbar vertebrae (8 years) Death certificate and FAI notice Scotsman 27 August 1942
1942 July16BlairhallFifeAlexanderMcIntyre 40coal minerFall of stone Newspaper report - Fife pages
1942 July30Roman CampLothianJohnCameron  DrawerFall of roof NAS: "John Cameron, shale miner's drawer, 100 Greendykes Road, Broxburn, died on 30 July 1942 in No. 6 Shale Mine, Roman Camp, Broxburn, when a quantity of material fell from the roof on him"
1942 July31WhitriggLothianPatrickRyan  surface labourerFound dead on dirt bing  
1942 August 1Muircockhall FifeDavid Leighton58 coal minerProbably cardiac failure  
1942 August2BurnbraeLothianRobert ForbesStronach  StripperFall of roof Newspaper report Lothian pages
George RussellDrummond  Shot firer
1942 August6Westrigg CollieryLanarkshireJohnMcFatter formerly Martin  surfacemanFell in smouldering ashes NAS FAI "John McFatter (formerly Martin), railway surfaceman, 2 Quarry Cottages, Blackridge, died on 6 August 1942 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on the same day at Westrigg Colliery, Harthill, Lanarkshire, when he fell in smouldering ashes he was attempting to quench with water"
1942 August 8Wellesley Colliery FifeGeorge Cunningham McMurdo18 Colliery surface worker Knocked down by hutch at the pithead Newspaper report - Fife pages
1942 August18Wester GartshoreDunbartonshireRobertMcLaren29Miner's drawerFall from the roof Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1942 August 20Millhall Colliery StirlingshireJohn Campbell52 colliery oversmanNK - fracture of spine Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1942 August27ThankertonLanarkshireJohnListon  coal minerFall of piece of stone on to back of left hand NAS FAI "John Liston, coal miner, 165 Main Street, Holytown, Lanarkshire, died on 27 August 1942 at 135 Main Street, Holytown, Lanarkshire, from injuries sustained on 5 March 1936 in the E11 Coal Seam of No. 3 Pit, Thankerton Colliery, Holytown, Lanarkshire, when a piece of stone fell from the roof on to the back of his left hand"
1942 August31West CalderLothianLeoDonachie32Coal minerFall of stone Death certificate and FAI notice Scotsman 23 October 1942
1942 September5TannochsideLanarkshireJohnSimpson  labourerStruck by loaded hutch NAS FAI "John Simpson, colliery labourer, 29 Bent Crescent, Fallside, Lanarkshire, died on 5 September 1942 at the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, from injuries sustained on the same day in No. 4 Tipper on the pithead of No. 3 Pit, Tannochside Colliery, Viewpark, Bellshill, Lanarkshire, when he was struck by a hutch loaded with coal "
1942 September5 NK - Thornton areaFife DavidRobertson 17Coal miner Injuries to face and internal abdominal injuries NAS FAI & death cert.
1942 September7EastonLothianJohnRobinson  Colliery packerFall of roof  
1942 September16FallheadDumfriesMartinMoguin29MinerFall of stone Newspaper report - Dumfriesshire pages
1942 September 19NK Prestonpans area LothianHenry Watson Findlay16 coal miner (oncost)Struck by runaway hutch  
1942 September20EastonLothianJohnMcNaughton  Coal minerFall of roof  
1942 September21Rosehall CollieryLanarkshireAlexander Robert YoungWaddell 56coal mining labour contractorExplosion of detonator and quantity of gelignite Glasgow Herald 22 September 1942 p5, col7
1942 September25Fordell CollieryFifeDavidDuncan67colliery pump attendantFall of stone NAS FAI. Newspaper report - Beath pages
1942 September26Roslin CollieryLothianJohnForrester35Coal minerCrushed between two rakes of hutches Death certificate and FAI notice Scotsman 23 October 1942
1942 October3WhitehillLothianChristopherDavis71HaulagemanFractured leg Death certificate and FAI notice Scotsman 23 October 1942
1942 October7No 3 Colliery, ThankertonLanarkshirePatrickMcMahon43BrusherNot accident - Natural causes (heart failure) NAS FAI & death cert. "Patrick McMahon, coal miner (brusher), 9 Thankerton Avenue, Holytown, Lanarkshire, died on 7 October 1942 from heart failure in the ambulance room of No. 3 Pit, Thankerton Colliery, Holytown, Lanarkshire"
1942 October7Kingshill CollieryLanarkshireGeorgeWoodcock41  Fall of stone from roof With thanks to Jean Crooks for this information
1942 October8FauldheadDumfriesRobertClelland50minerBlasting Newspaper report - Dumfriesshire pages
1942 October20Fife Coal Co Central WorkshopsFifeJames WilsonPhilp  fitterIgnition of vaporised oil from a forging furnace NAS FAI
1942 October22BenharLanarkshireJohnCarswell 25 HewerFall of stone from roof NAS FAI "John Carswell, coal miner (hewer), 19 Orr Terrace, Harthill, Lanarkshire, died on 22 October 1942 in the Mill Coal Seam, No. 19 Pit, Benhar Colliery, Harthill, Lanarkshire, when a stone fell from the roof upon him"
1942 October 30Lumphinnans CollieryFife WilliamBremner 68Pit Inspector Knocked down by engine in goods yard (may be rail accident)  
1942 November3Lumphinnans CollieryFifeWilliam InglisShankley  colliery shaftsmanFell from the top of the cage in said shaft to the bottom NAS FAI
1942 November 4Lochhead Colliery FifeDavid Rodger50 Coal minerFracture skull NAS FAI & death cert.
1942 November 5Wellesley Colliery FifeJohn Thomson Henderson41 Colliery baths superintendant Accidentally drowned in water tank at pithead baths NAS FAI & death cert.
1942 November 5Wellesley Colliery FifePeter Laing Wishart32 ShunterCrushed between waggons NAS FAI & death cert.
1942 November 6Bedlay Colliery LanarkshireJames Grant41 machineman Fall of stone Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1942 November 7Clippens Lime Pit LothianJohn Laidlaw41 Underground foreman Explosion of detonators FAI notice in Scotsman 2 January 1943 & death cert.  William Lyon died in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on 11 November 1942
William Lyon40 Limestone worker (foreman)
1942 November 10Kames Colliery AyrshireJohn Colgan19 drawer Crush injuries Muirkirk memorial & death cert
1942 November13Bowhill CollieryFifeAlexanderHill  colliery roadsmanNK NAS FAI
1942 November 16Dora Pit FifeAndrew Sneddon43 Coal minerfall of debris NAS FAI & death cert.
1942 November18Lumphinnans CollieryFifeJohnLaing  coal minerRoof fall NAS FAI Newspaper report - Ballingry pages
1942 November 26Randolph Colliery FifeWalter Lawson Foster62 coal minerStruck, pinned down and buried by fall of fireclay NAS FAI & death cert.
1942 November27Torbanehill Fireclay MineLothianAlexanderHamilton  Clay minerFall of clay and stone Newspaper report Lothian pages
1942 December 2Ferniegair Colliery LanarkshireDavid Crawford Craig20 Colliery oncostmanInjuries from head striking roof bar   
1942 December 2Newcraighall Colliery LothianOwen Friar64 Coal minerStruck by fall of stone from roof of working place FAI notice in Scotsman 2 January 1943 & death cert.
1942 December 10Wellesley Colliery FifeWilliam David Cramb 42Colliery motor attendant Assault or accident sustained at screening plant NAS FAI & death cert.
1942 December 12Dunsyston Fireclay MineLanarkshirePeterShields  Fireclay miner Quantity of fireclay fell upon him NAS FAI "Peter Shields, fireclay miner, 54 Queens Crescent, Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, died on 12 December 1942 at the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, from injuries sustained on 11 December 1942 in Dunsyston Fireclay Mine, Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, when a quantity of fireclay fell upon him "
1942 December 15NK - West Wemyss area FifeDavid Russell 36Coal miner Fall of coal from roof NAS FAI & death cert.
1942 NK NK Frances Fife John Lawson     NK - Name on Frances Colliery Memorial NB We have been unable to locate a death certificate to match these details but a John Farquhar Lawson who died 1947 is not listed on this memorial

Last Updated 1st January 2014