Brother of Maggie, Grace, James, Jean, George Brodie, William Brodie and Andrew Brodie.
Coal Mine Accident
1900 July 2 Holytown No 5 Pit
Lanark James Nimmo & Co Ltd
Joseph Brodie age 20
Bottomer
Shaft accidents – miscellaneous
He signalled the cage to be raised a little in order to go into the cage seat to clean it. This was done, and while in the cage seat the cage was lowered upon him. He was alone at the time. The engineman alleged that he received the signal to lower the cage again.
2 July 1900
Fatal Pit Accident - On Monday a pit bottomer, named Joseph Brodie, 19, residing at Clarkston's Land, New Stevenson, was killed while at work in No. 5 Pit, Holytown Colliery, belonging to James Nimmo & Co. He had signalled to the engineman to raise the cage a little bit in order to remove some rubbish from under the rests, and signalled to have the cage lowered again. It is supposed that he made an attempt to remove a pick from under the cage just as it was being lowered, but the cage came down and broke his neck. [Motherwell Times 6 July 1900]
Brother of Maggie, Grace, James, Jean, George Brodie, William Brodie and Andrew Brodie.
Coal Mine Accident
1900 July 2 Holytown No 5 Pit
Lanark James Nimmo & Co Ltd
Joseph Brodie age 20
Bottomer
Shaft accidents – miscellaneous
He signalled the cage to be raised a little in order to go into the cage seat to clean it. This was done, and while in the cage seat the cage was lowered upon him. He was alone at the time. The engineman alleged that he received the signal to lower the cage again.
2 July 1900
Fatal Pit Accident - On Monday a pit bottomer, named Joseph Brodie, 19, residing at Clarkston's Land, New Stevenson, was killed while at work in No. 5 Pit, Holytown Colliery, belonging to James Nimmo & Co. He had signalled to the engineman to raise the cage a little bit in order to remove some rubbish from under the rests, and signalled to have the cage lowered again. It is supposed that he made an attempt to remove a pick from under the cage just as it was being lowered, but the cage came down and broke his neck. [Motherwell Times 6 July 1900]
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