3/29/2023 0 Comments Pather street wishaw![]() Engaged “dropping” as it is called, he was taking out props, and had got all out safely till the last, but on knocking it away the headcoal fell and caught him. Wishaw March 7 – Fatal Accident – Yesterday a young man of the name of Davies was killed almost instantly by a fall of coal in Mr Wilson's Pit. Parties should act with the greatest caution in examining falls, as it is a well known fact that gas often accumulated in great quantities where such have taken place. Pit Accident – On the morning of Wednesday, while James Sorbie manager and James Ramsay, roadsman were in the act of examining a fall which had occurred through the night in No 2 Pit Wishaw, belonging to Robert Bell Esq, and while endeavouring to ascertain it extent, the fire damp suddenly kindled at their lamps, causing an explosion in which they were both severely burned. Pit Accident – On the 11th inst., Terrence Murphy, collier, when employed in No 1 Pit at Pather Colliery near Wishaw, was injured by a fall of coals from the face of the workings whereby he got three ribs and his collar bone fractured. Pit accident – A collier named Daniel Watson, residing at Auchterhall Toll, parish of Cambusnethan, while engaged at his employment in No4 Pit Morningside Colliery, a fall of coal from the roof of the workings took place, whereby he sustained a fracture of the left leg, and he was cut on the hand and otherwise injured about the body. This is supposed to have rendered him insensible, for he overbalanced himself out of the cage, and was precipitated to the bottom of the shaft and killed instantaneously. 4 January 1861įatal Pit accident – On Friday, 4th inst while James Liddell collier, residing at Newmains was being drawn up the shaft at one of the coal pits at Stonecraigs, Cambusnethan, belonging to the Coltness Iron Company, a stone fell out from the side of the shaft near the pit mouth and struck the poor man on the head. Please check the indexes in the Accidents Section for details of Inspector of Mines reports and other accidents covered on the site. This section contains newspaper reports on selected accidents.
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