| Year | Month | Day | Name of Colliery | Where situated | Owners name | Person(s) killed | Occupation | Age | Category (if given) | Cause of death and remarks | Additional Information |
| 1875 | July | 4 | Phoenix | Coatbridge, LKS | John Spencer | James Lindsay | Brusher | 66 | Falls of Roof & Sides | Fall of roof while engaged taking it down. Injured 24th June | |
| 1875 | July | 6 | Wilsontown | Carnwarth, LKS | Gavin Paul | Robert McKirdy | Pumper | 30 | Falling from part way down | While foolishly attempting to climb up during night time. He could have gone a nearer way to a stair pit | |
| 1875 | July | 7 | Pather | Cambusnethan, LKS | Coltness Iron Co. | John McKinnon | redsman | 35 | Falls of Roof | While redding across an old road (stoop and room) | Cambusnethan accidents |
| 1875 | July | 12 | Wellwood | Dunfermline, FIF | Thos Spowart & Co | John McQueen | Collier | 53 | Falls of Coal | The coal which he was taking down came over upon him | Fife accidents |
| 1875 | July | 14 | Blacktongue | New Monkland, LKS | Wm Baird | Thos Carrick | Collier | 26 | Falls of Coal | At face of “long wall”. Want of “sprags” | |
| 1875 | July | 17 | Drumpeller No 4 | Coatbridge, LKS | Henderson & Dimmack | Chas Richardson | Oversman | 30 | Miscellaneous Underground | Suffocation by gases (fire damp) | There are two seams of coal at present being worked in this pit, the "Kiltongue" and "Splint." It appears that the working of the "Splint" had been abandoned for three or four days previous to the accident in consequence of an accumulation of gas. The direct cause being some defect in the aircourse, from fall of roof, and also an accumulation of water. The Splint coal is win by a cross-cut mine from the " Kiltongue" seam in which is constructed a midwall of brickwork. It was also being overhauled, and after the necessary repairs had been made it appears that the fireman had gone into the face, where the accumulation of gas was known to exist, to see what effect the alterations had produced, or rather to see if the firedamp was being dislodged. The oversman and others, all provided with safety lamps, remained a distance behind, awaiting his return. After a time the oversman, who was the fireman's brother, went into where it was understood that the fireman had gone, and apparently discovered that something was wrong ; he called out for help, and in attempting to reach his brother was also affected by the vitiated air. Two workmen followed to render assistance, but on reaching a given point they also became helpless. Those remaining on discovering the state of things, four of their number struck down, gave the alarm for assistance, and after repeated attempts one of the four was reached, but before the other three could be got out they were dead. It is hard to comprehend what could induce the fireman to proceed so far into a known body of firedamp, where undoubtedly he was suffocated by the irrespirable gas. The others lost their lives from the same cause in attempting to rescue him. Newspaper report |
| John Richardson | Fireman | 24 | |||||||||
| Arthur Moffat | Roadsman | 27 | |||||||||
| 1875 | July | 19 | Gartness | New Monkland, LKS | Gartness Mineral Co Ltd | David Woodhead | Collier | 20 | Falling from part way down | Fell through a hole in the scaffold, of which he had got no warning | |
| 1875 | July | 30 | Gartshore, No 10 | Kilsyth | Wm Baird & Co | James Harrison | Sinker | 45 | In Ironstone mines | By the fall of part of the midwall of the shaft driven out by the kettle in its ascent | |
| 1875 | July | 31 | Galston | Galston | John Horne & Sons | John Biggins | Collier | 58 | Falls of Roof & Sides | Fall of coal | |
| 1875 | August | 5 | Kippbyre | New Monkland, LKS | James Nimmo & Co | Alex. Pender | Incline boy | 18 | On inclined planes | Fell off before the wheels and was run over by tubs on an engine plane. He was riding on the train against orders | New Monkland accidents |
| 1875 | August | 5 | Rosehall | Bothwell, LKS | Robert Addie & Sons | Matthew Lindsay | Collier | 51 | Falls of Roof | A piece of stone fell from the roof upon him, which caused the pick he was working with to enter is groin (Long wall) | |
| 1875 | August | 6 | Gartgill No 7 | Coatbridge, LKS | Wm Baird & Co | Robert Douglas | Trimmer | 17 | Above Ground | By falling among waggons being shunted by a locomotive | |
| 1875 | August | 19 | Merryton | Hamilton, LKS | Merryton Coal Co | John Sommerville | Collier | 40 | Falls of Roof | At face. Strong post roof (stoop and room) | |
| 1875 | August | 23 | Newlands | Bothwell, LKS | Dunn Brothers | James McInally | Fireman | 35 | Explosion of Firedamp | He was examining the place and had a naked light as well as a Davy lamp | The first on the list was a fireman in Newlands pit. He went in to examine a mine, followed within 50 yards by three workmen. He carried a naked light as well as a safety lamp. It appears that from some cause or other fire damp had accumulated outside of where he usually left his naked light, and when he met the gas the explosion took place. He was killed and two of the others were injured. This accident was caused by the gross neglect of the sufferers in failing to observe the General and Special Rules. The deceased was the person, appointed in terms of the 2nd General Rule, whose duty it was to "inspect with a safety lamp that part of the mine," and also to see that " a workman shall not go to work in such part" until the same ... " are stated to be safe." The other three persons neglected the 53rd Special Rule, which states " they shall not proceed into travelling roads and working places until it shall have been reported by the fireman that they are safe to be entered.'' |
| 1875 | August | 25 | Parkhead | Dalziel, LKS | John Watson | Alex. Coats | Wagonman | 56 | Miscellaneous on surface | Jammed between wagons on a siding | |
| 1875 | August | 26 | Polkemmet | Whitburn, Linlithgow | Shotts Iron Co | Robt. Gibson | Roadsman | 34 | In Ironstone mines | Fell out of cage while repairing signal wire | |
| 1875 | August | 31 | Haugh | Kilsyth | Wm Baird & Co | John McClay | Sinker | 35 | In Ironstone mines | By overwinding. McClay fell down the shaft and Kyle was crushed against the pithead framing, between the kettle and the “crosstrees” |
The sufferers in this case were sinkers, and at the time of the
accident were being raised in a kettle to the surface, but the
engineman instead of stopping the kettle at the usual landing
at the surface raised it to the pullies and crosshead, and the
deceased came violently into collision with them, and were mortally
injured. The engineman was charged by the Procurators Fiscal of Stirling with culpable homicide, he was tried at the Autumn Circuit Court held in Stirling in September last and sentenced to three months imprisonment. |
| Chas Kyle | Sinker | 30 | |||||||||
| 1875 | September | 1 | Balbirnie | Markinch, FIF | John Balfour | James Wilson | Collier | 50 | Falls of Coal | The coal which he was trying to take down fell upon him (stoop and room) | |
| 1875 | September | 1 | Kinneil | Bo'ness, Linlithgow | George Wilson & Co | Jas. Sneddon | Collier | 34 | Falls of Roof | At face. Insufficient propping (Long wall) | |
| 1875 | September | 9 | Greenend | Coatbridge, LKS | W S Dixon | Pat Gilmartin | Miner | 28 | Falls of Roof & Sides | Fall of roof | Old Monkland pages |
| 1875 | September | 16 | Blantyre | Blantyre, LKS | Wm Dixon Ltd | D Crawford | Sinker | 24 | Falling into shaft from surface | He was bringing a cistern up a sinking pit, which caught on reaching the surface and pitched him off | Newspaper report |
| 1875 | September | 16 | Kirkwood No 1 | Coatbridge, LKS | John Hendrie | Owen Fallen | Collier | 32 | Falls of Roof & Sides | Fall of coal. Was injured 20th August | |
| 1875 | September | 18 | West Limerigg | Slamannan, STI | Lacour & Wilson | John Marshall | Brusher | 36 | Falls of Roof | He was taking down the stone which fell upon him (Long wall) | |
| 1875 | September | 21 | Glengyron No 2 | Cumnock | Eglinton Iron Co | Adam Morris | Brusher | 49 | Falls of Roof & Sides | Fall of roof | |
| 1875 | September | 23 | Fordell | Dalgety, FIF | GWM Henderson | David Dryburgh | ----- | -- | Falling into shaft from surface | He was pushing a wooden waterbox into the shaft when the cage was not there to receive it | |
| 1875 | September | 24 | Chapelside | New Monkland, LKS | Ferrier & Strain | Sam Simpson | Collier | -- | Falls of Coal | At face (Long wall). Died 11th Nov | |
| 1875 | September | 25 | Shieldhill | Polmont, STI | Carron Co | Thomas Anderson | Sinker | -- | Falling from part way down | They were enlarging the shaft, when the scaffold on which they worked gave way | |
| Robt. Thomson | Sinker | -- | |||||||||
| 1875 | September | 27 | Lightshaw No 2 | Muirkirk | Eglinton Iron Co | Wm Carle | Collier | 47 | Falls of Roof & Sides | Fall of roof. Injured on 23rd | |
| 1875 | October | 1 | Kingseat | Beath, FIF | Henderson, Wallace & Co | James Muir | Collier | 14 | Falls of Coal | While “holing” the wall came over upon him (Long wall) | |
| 1875 | October | 7 | Stand | Lanarkshire | Hugh Gallocher | New Monkland pages | |||||
| 1875 | October | 14 | Quarter | Hamilton, LKS | Colin Dunlop & Co | Geo. Campbell | Collier | 50 | By trams & tubs | Crushed between a loaded hutch and roof while riding out on the horse road | |
| 1875 | October | 18 | Kinneil | Bo'ness, Linlithgow | George Wilson & Co | Thos Rae | Collier | 24 | Falls of Coal | The coal which he was trying to take down cam over upon him (Long wall) | Newspaper report |
| 1875 | October | 18 | Portland No 4 | Hurlford | Allan Gilmour & Co | Wm Wason | Collier | 45 | Falls of Roof & Sides | Fall of coal | Ayrshire accidents |
| 1875 | October | 25 | Cuttlehill | Beath, FIF | Henderson, Wallace & Co | Thos. Robertson | Driver | 15 | By trams & tubs | He was riding on his hutch and fell off before the wheels and was crushed | |
| 1875 | October | 25 | Rawyards | New Monkland, LKS | Rawyards Coal Co Ltd | William Murray | Oversman | 40 | Explosion of Firedamp | Through his own recklessness in firing a shot when he knew the place contained gas | The other fatal accident was also caused by the gross negligence of the sufferer, who was oversman of No. 7 pit, belonging to the Rawyards Coal Company, near Airdrie. The pit had been newly sunk to the Kiltongue coal, the levels were in about 30 yards from the shaft, and they were breaking off the "long-wall heading." The deceased and four others were blasting down the roof, within 20 feet of the face. They had knocked out the bratticing, and thus prevented the air from reaching the face ; the consequence was that fire-damp accumulated in it and reached them. They persevered, however, boring a hole with the light of a "Davy" lamp, and when it was ready to fire, they ignited the fuze with a piece of match paper. As might have been expected, when the shot went off it fired the gas, and burned him and the four others, who were within 20 yards of him. He died a few days afterwards ; the others, who were not so much burned, recovered. |
| 1875 | October | 26 | Sunniside | Cambusnethan, LKS | Merry & Cunningham | Jas. Wright | Collier | 40 | Falls of Coal | While taking down the coal he failed to get out of the way (Long wall) | |
| 1875 | October | 29 | Allanton | Cambusnethan, LKS | Morningside Coal Co | John Marshall | Sinker | -- | Whilst ascending or descending | While descending in the cage the drums got out of gear | Cambusnethan accidents |
| 1875 | October | 29 | Brownieside | New Monkland, LKS | Wm Black & sons | Thos. Cane | Collier | 19 | Falls of Roof | At face (Long wall) | |
| 1875 | October | 31 | Allanshaw | Hamilton, LKS | Jno Sneddon & Co | Edward Connor | Sinker | 25 | Whilst ascending or descending | Fell off sinking “kettle” while ascending. He got entangled with the signal wire | |
| 1875 | November | 2 | Ellismuir No 2 | Baillieston | Provanhall Coal Co | Thos Peacock | Roadsman | 50 | Falls of Roof & Sides | Fall of roof | |
| 1875 | November | 5 | Chapelside | New Monkland, LKS | Ferrier & Strain | John Duffie | Brusher | 40 | Falls of Roof | He was taking down the stone which fell upon him (Long wall) | |
| 1875 | November | 8 | Bonnyton | Kilmarnock | John Gilmour & Co | Wm Donnington | Collier | 30 | Falls of Roof & Sides | Fall of roof | |
| 1875 | November | 10 | Drumlemble | Campbelton | Drumlemble Coal Co | Chas Armour | Collier | 30 | Falls of Roof & Sides | Fall of coal | |
| 1875 | November | 12 | Drumchapel No 2 | Duntocher | Merry & Cunningham | Alex. Arnot | Sinker | 20 | In Shafts | Was driven off a scaffold in the shaft by the breakage of a clack piece whilst engaged working at it | The pit is in the act of being sunk and is 46 fathoms deep or thereby. It appears that on the day of the accident the deceased, who was the leading man on the shift, had occasion with others to overhaul or put in a new joint in the ''clack door'' about 11 fathoms above the bottom of the shaft. After making the change it was found that the pumps were not acting, the water was "hanging" in the pumps, and the engineman after driving the pump rods for ten minutes stopped them. After a short cessation the engine was again started when the "clack piece" suddenly burst, and part of it is supposed to have struck the deceased and driven him off the scaffold, at the "clack seat'' upon which he was standing at the time, to the bottom of the pit. The clack piece was well tested, and had been in use for a number of years. There is no evidence to prove it, but I am of opinion that the pump rods and column of water had been allowed to descend at an excessive speed considering the circumstances, and coming violently in contact with the air and water lodged between the bucket and the " clack " produced the result described. |
| 1875 | November | 12 | Heatheryknowe No 2 | Baillieston | Heathery Knowe Coal Co | John Gibson | Fireman, &c. | 34 | In Shafts | Fell from the cage whilst being raised from the splint coal | Old Monkland pages |
| 1875 | November | 24 | Kames | Muirkirk | Eglinton Iron Co | Mich. Cavannah | Sinker | 35 | In Shafts | He was lifted without a signal and getting entangled with the “crab rope” was drawn from the kettle and fell to the bottom | This pit is in the act of being sunk and at present is 328 yards deep. The deceased was at the time of the accident engaged with two neighbouring workmen putting in a set of pump rods. They had the usual tackle and appliances for such work. The rods were lowered by a steam crane and wire rope, and the deceased and his neighbours were raised and lowered in a kettle attached to a wire rope worked by the winding engine. I understand that some time before the accident, the crane or crab rope, when hanging in the shaft, got entangled with the winding rope, at the end of which the kettle, with its occupants, was hanging. Their attention was directed to this, and it appears that several attempts were made by them to disentangle the ropes and free the kettle but without success. The signal wire also had in some way got jammed between the ropes, and during this unfortunate state of things the engineman put the engine in motion and raised the kettle. It had not proceeded far when the heavy "crab" rope, still entangled with the winding rope, forced the kettle against the pumps, or shaft fittings, and the deceased was in some way forced off the kettle and fell to the bottom where he was afterwards found dead. The pitheadman stated that a "slight signal" had been made some time before the engineman raised the kettle ; this was unknown to the persons in the shaft, and if such a signal was made it must have been by accident. However, it is not stated that more than one slight signal was given, and the engineman did not hear it. Under the circumstances the signal to raise the kettle was three, the usual signal for raising men. The accident was in my opinion occasioned by the engineman disregarding this important regulation. |
| 1875 | November | 27 | Blackstone No 1 | Lugar | Eglinton Iron Co | James Marshall | Miner | 19 | In Ironstone mines | Fall of roof at working face | |
| 1875 | November | 27 | Overtown | Cambusnethan, LKS | John Wilson | Wm Russell | Driver | 14 | Sundries underground | Struck with the chain at the top of a self-acting incline | |
| 1875 | November | 30 | Woodside | Dalserf, LKS | Jos. Hutchison | William Melvin | Roadsman | 34 | Falls of Roof | A stone fell from the roof of a drawing road while he was examining it (stoop and room) | |
| 1875 | December | 1 | Aikenhead | Glasgow | Geo Crookstone | Robert Steel | Collier | 30 | Falls of Roof & Sides | Fall of coal while engaged holing it | Lanarkshire accidents |
| 1875 | December | 1 | Overtown | Cambusnethan, LKS | John Wilson | Adam Binnie | Driver | 35 | Falls of Roof | At “stoops”. While at the miners face the roof fell upon him unexpectedly | Cambusnethan accidents |
| 1875 | December | 2 | Carberry | Inveresk, Edinburgh | Deans and Moore | Alex. King | Collier | -- | On inclined planes | He was travelling up an incline and was met by the truck coming down | |
| 1875 | December | 4 | Glenduffil | Baillieston | Robert Brand | Samuel Taylor | Collier | 28 | In Shafts | Fell from a mid-working whilst engaged with the bottomer putting a hutch upon the cage | Lanarkshire accidents |
| 1875 | December | 9 | Govan No 5 | Glasgow | W S Dixon | Robert Maxwell | Collier | 55 | Falls of Roof & Sides | Fall of roof | |
| 1875 | December | 10 | Common, No 11 | Lugar | Eglinton Iron Co | John Earl | Miner | 28 | In Ironstone mines | Fall of roof at working face | |
| 1875 | December | 18 | Dalziel | Dalziel, LKS | Jno McAndrew & Co | Robt. Maxwell | Collier | 60 | Falls of Coal | While “shearing” the coal after it was holed it fell upon him (stoop and room) | |
| 1875 | December | 29 | Oakbank | West Calder, Edinburgh | Oakbank Oil Co | Alex. Calderwood | Roadsman | 21 | In Shale mines | The side of the shaft at the surface gave way while he was descending | |
| 1875 | December | 30 | Common, No 2 | Lugar | Eglinton Iron Co | Thos. McInultey | Miner | 40 | In Ironstone mines | Fall of roof at working face | |
| 1875 | December | 31 | Corby Craigs No 5 | Dalmellington | Dalmellington Iron Co | James Lowry | Roadsman | 25 | In Ironstone mines | Was struck by stone whist blasting |
