Culcross phoned down the face and sent Linden out along the bottom gate where he met men coming out of other sections.

[Evening Telegraph 16 March 1944], Shortly before commencing work at Wellesley Colliery, Denbeath where he was employed as a bricklayer's labourer, John Mackenzie, 187 Den Walk, Buckhaven, was taken ill and died almost immediately. They had both been brushing at the time and there were two hutches of redd standing opposite a man hole which was under repair. Mr Adam Ferguson, who resides at Abbey Crescent, High Valleyfield, while at work in the Diamond seam, No 2 Pit, at the coal face, was caught by a fall of coal, and had one of his legs fractured. He was John Smith (68), Braefoot Cottage, East Wemyss, who was run over by a race of waggons while on his way to work at Michael Colliery, East Wemyss, yesterday. Nowak, a belt maintenance man, was standing near the Dysart Turn and saw the black smoke in the Sea Mine. © Northern Mine Research Society | Registered Charity Number - 326704. Levi Westwood, miner, Clyde Street, Denbeath, died in the Wemyss Memorial Hospital on February 17, two days after he had been injured in the Michael Colliery by a runaway hutch which collided with several other hutches on which he had been working.

The first inquiry was into the death of David Ness, underground fireman, 12 Haughgate Avenue, Leven, who was killed in Wellsgreen Colliery, by being run over by several hutches.

Telephone calls were made and the alarm raised. He leaves a widow and two children. Izatt had returned to his work in the Cable Belt Dook, and had been cleaning out the back of the loading point when he had suddenly been enveloped in thick black smoke. Johnstone had also been working alongside Donaldson at the same spot, and he stated that there was nothing indicative of a fall. A formal verdict was returned. He received the answer that that could not have been done, as the engine was behind the waggons. At about 5 a.m., the undermanagers, D. Wilson and J. Simpson arrived, one at the Sea Mine and the other at the Dysart Dip side. [Scotsman 14 December 1933], Fatal Pit Accident - Rescue Party' s Long Rescue Efforts in Fife - Distressing circumstances were associated with a fatal accident which occurred yesterday morning in the Fife coal Company's Valleyfield Colliery, near Dunfermline. At this place there were supports three or four feet on either side of where the part came away. In evidence before Sheriff J. L. Innes, John Foster, 90 St Clair Street, Kirkcaldy, stated that Buchanan had been cleaning up the pan run in the Boreland section of the colliery. Thomas Hutton (41), a brusher who resided at Woodhead Street, High Last week, he gave a recital of his poetical pieces at a large gathering in Buckhaven. Following upon this amputation, tetanus set in, resulting in death the following day. Over 80 men are employed at Cults Lime Works, which are on the estate of Lord Cochrane of Cults, and are about five miles from Cupar. He continued to visit the hospital for massage treatment, and on September, 1936, he was admitted to the hospital for further operation to his left leg, after which the leg was placed in plaster of paris. They travelled in small parties and some, finding the smoke very thick at the doors in the No.2 Heading, came through roads which they did not know to the 300 fathoms lateral. It was at this point that deceased had been jammed, possibly by a hammer which he carried in his pocket. In the Dysart Dip Section, after Stirling had sent Ritchie into the Dysart Dip No.1 section and spoken to Lister, he was able to speak to R.C.M. Cable Criticised.- Samuel M'Cousland, electrician, 41 Normand Road, Dysart, stated that 550 volts were carried in the cable for driving a 30 h.p. The accident was a most unusual, if not unprecedented, one. 6d. The place was well ventilated, and there was a bore hole 15 feet ahead where they were working. "As I read the evidence of these witnesses however," comments Sheriff More, "they are not prepared to say that if the deceased had not gone to his work as usual on September 5, but had stayed at home doing nothing, that he would have died of sudden heart failure on that day. When the following shift commenced a miner was working on the coal face when his pick struck a detonator. Fifty yards further up a race of hutches had been stopped. Smith is survived by his widow and four children. For God's sake get a rope." We applied artificial respiration for about three-quarters of an hour, and although oxygen was administered he failed to come round." In coal mines there are generally loud cracks, which frequently give the men tim to make their escape. Their three companions were wedged in a pocket between two falls of roof while pieces of rock continued dropping from above at intervals.

After treatment at the ambulance station at the pit he was removed to hospital. Smith left the Coal More Turn at about 4.40 a.m. and walked along the 430 Mine towards the shaft.

blasting accident in the Michael colliery. Arnott leaves a widow and one daughter. Field, the reconstruction deputy, to withdraw all the men to the pit bottom section. If it had not been properly clipped on would it have run back?— lt is possible. It was founded about 1735. Dr John Hilferty, assistant to Dr Brown, Kirkcaldy, was given a formal warning by the Sheriff that he did not require to give evidence unless he desired. Paterson, a deputy in charge of mechanisation, and advised him to send the men out through the Lower Dysart Manriding Dook. Irvine, the workmen’s inspector deduced that the voices must be coming from the inset and a rescue party under G. Pratt went down at 11.30 a.m. but because of signalling difficulties the attempt was unsuccessful. When they were extricated, Gillespie was found to be dead, but Morris escaped with injuries to his legs. The injured man is Hugh Laing, machineman, 66 Campbell Street, Dunfermline. [Scotsman 11 December 1934], Dysart Pit Accident Ends Fatally - An accident in the Randolph Colliery, Dysart, which occurred on Monday evening, has had a fatal termination by the death of James Collins, miner, 285 High Street Kirkcaldy. Dunfermline Journal 25 February 1928]NB James Gunn died 24 February 1928, David Thomson - see entry under 14 February 1928, Fife Pit Fatality - Early yesterday morning, a large roof fall took place in the Fife Coal Company' s Kinneddar pit, near Saline. [Dunfermline Journal 9 November 1929], Accident At Donibristle Colliery - Fall From Roof - William Aitken, miner, 45 years of age, who resides at Paul Place, High Street, Cowdenbeath, lies in Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital seriously injured as the result of an accident that took place in the Marion Pit, Donibristle Colliery, belonging to the Fife Coal Company.

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