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1884 Fatal Accidents

Notes - The information in this page is mainly compiled from appendices to the reports of the Inspector of Mines and Collieries. Unless stated otherwise, the extra details are from the main body of the report. Many accidents are not listed in these reports and additional names have been added from newspaper reports and other sources - these are indicated by a shaded gray background.

Information from Appendix to Inspectors Report
 Extra details
Year Month Day Name of Colliery Where situated Owner or Company Forename Surname Occupation Age Category Cause of accident and remarks
1884 January 3 Hallhill Baillieston Springhill Coal Co. Alex. Simpson Manager 65 In shafts Was jammed between the door head and the cage at pit-bottom  
1884 January 14 Redding Polmont, Stirling Redding Colliery Co Wm. Thomson Collier 50 Falls of roof On drawing road; long wall Newspaper report
1884 January 15 Carfin Bothwell, Lanark Carfin Coal Co ---- ---- Driver 15 Miscellaneous underground – by tubs and trams Fell before hutches  
1884 January 18 Burntisland Burntisland, Fife Burntisland Oil Co Ltd Jas. Stewart Miner -- In shale mines While charging a shot the powder exploded at his lamp  
1884 January 24 Auchinharvie Saltcoats Merry & Cunninghame Saml. Longriggs Labourer 63 Above ground Fell and was injured by empty waggons  
1884 January 24 Gartshore No 2 Kilsyth Wm. Baird & Co. Terence Cosgrove Collier 48 Falls of roof & sides Fall of roof whilst engaged taking down coal  
1884 January 26 Cowdenbeath Beath, Fife Cowdenbeath Coal Co John Simpson Roadsman 25 Miscellaneous underground – on inclined planes Crushed by a runaway hutch while repairing a screen on an incline Newspaper report
1884 February 1 Benhar Whitburn Robt. Addie & Sons Moses Davidson Miner 61 In ironstone mines Fall of roof at face Newspaper Report
1884 February 4 Townhill Dunfermline Townhill Coal Co Jno. McIntosh Collier -- Falls of sides While holing; long wall  
1884 February 4 Woodside Dalserf, Lanark Woodside Coal Co Peter Muir Collier -- Falls of roof At face; removing stoops  
1884 February 8 Wheatyfaulds Beith Merry & Cunninghame Steven Dallas Labourer 46 Above ground By part of a chimney stalk falling upon him whilst in the act of taking it down  
1884 February 19 Roughcraig Airdrie, Lanark Roughcraig Coal Co. Wm. Kennedy Collier -- Falls of roof At face; long wall Newspaper report
1884 February 21 Leven Wemyss, Fife Fife Coal Co Ltd Hugh Ross Brusher 32 Falls of roof While taking down “brushing;” long wall  
1884 February 22 Drumpeller No 4 Coatbridge Drumpeller Coal Co Wm. McCaveny Pumper 23 Falls of roof & sides Fall of roof  
1884 February 28 Roughcraig Airdrie, Lanark Roughcraig Coal Co. John Carruthers Manager 30 Explosions of fire damp See report (under extra details) Occurred at Roughcraig Colliery, near Airdrie, on 28th February, to the manager, by his going into a disused place fro some machinery, and igniting firedamp lying there with his naked light. The place had been standing some months without any ventilation, and he knew that it had not been examined by the fireman. He was burned severely, and died a week afterwards. The accident was entirely caused by his own neglect. Newspaper report
1884 March 4 Hopetoun Bathgate, Linlithgow James Wood Hugh Beattie Collier 18 Falls of roof Near face of room  
1884 March 6 Stanrigg Airdrie, Lanark Wm Black & Sons David Barr Collier -- Falls of roof While “brushing” the road; long wall Newspaper report
1884 March 7 Gartshore     James Maxwell         Newspaper Report
1884 March 11 Earnock Hamilton, Lanark John Watson Robt. Latta Collier 45 Miscellaneous underground – explosions of gunpowder &c. It was supposed that he lighted the squib instead of the match while firing a shot in the coal Newspaper report
1884 March 12 Arnloss Slamannan, Stirling Wm Wilkie ---- ---- Collier -- Falls of roof At face; long wall Named as Thomas Anderson in Newspaper report
1884 March 20 Burnt Broom Tollcross Dunn Brothers Robert O'Neil Collier 20 In shafts Whilst in the act of drawing off a loaded hutch at a low scaffold, the cage was moved upwards and the hutch falling back drew the deceased into the shaft with it.  
1884 March 21 Bog Larkhall, Lanark Hamilton McCulloch & Co Chas. Barns Collier -- Falls of roof At face; stoop and room  
1884 March 29 Addiewell West Calder, Edinburgh Young's Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Co Ltd Jas. Wallace Miner 17 In shale mines Fall of shale while holing  
1884 March 30 Elgin, Derby Pit Dunfermline, Fife Thos. Spowart & Co. And. Beveridge Oversman 35 Miscellaneous underground- suffocation by gases Suffocated by smoke and fumes while endeavouring to reach, by the return air course, the seat of a fire at an underground engine The accident at Elgin Colliery was also a melancholy one. It was due to the foolhardiness or ignorance of the man in charge. Something left burning at an underground engine had set fire to the wood-work, and deceased, who was an overman, and some others, were trying to extinguish the fire before the arrival of the manager. It seems to have occurred to him that if he opened a door leading into the air-course beyond the engine-house that a greater current of air would pass, and, failing to reach it from where they stood, he and other two went to the shaft, and passed along the return air-course to it. When they reached the door and opened it the smoke overpowered them, and they died before assistance was got. When the manager arrived, about two hours afterwards, the fire, which was of trifling importance, was put out, and a search made for their bodies, which were found at various points on the road. It is seldom that so much ignorance is displayed by an overman. Newspaper report
Wm. Hunter Roadsman 44
Thos. Stenhouse Roadsman 27
1884 March 31 Cornsilloch Dalserf, Lanark Cornsilloch Coal Co Jas. Galloway Screen boy 14 Miscellaneous on surface Jammed between the buffers of two waggons Newspaper report
1884 April 4 Drumpeller Coatbridge Summerlee Iron Co John Rose Collier 50 Falls of roof & sides Fall of coal Newspaper report
1884 April 8 Cults Limestone Ladybank, Fife James Martin John Downie Miner -- In metalliferous mines Fall of limestone  
1884 April 8 Greenfield Hamilton, Lanark Archd. Russell Peter Downie Roadsman 28 Falls of roof While repairing main road; stoop and room Newspaper report
1884 April 9 Mill Airdrie, Lanark John Robertson & Son John McGinty Collier 32 Explosions of fire damp See report (under extra details) Occurred at Mill Colliery Airdrie, on 9th April. In this accident the deceased, a miner, and his neighbour, went to begin work in a new place which had not been examined by the fireman, and found gas in it, which kindled at their naked lights and burned them. They had been told by the fireman that the place was all right. The accident was thus caused by his direct violation of the general and special rules. The fireman was charged and convicted for infringing the 35th Special Rule.
1884 April 12 Cadzow Hamilton, Lanark Cadzow Coal Co Ltd Henry Edgar Collier 40 Falls of roof At face; removing stoops Newspaper report
1884 April 28 Blair No 9 Dalry Eglinton Iron Co Wm. Couples Fireman 55 Explosion of fire damp Explosion of firedamp, injured on the 21st, died on the 28th Happened to a fireman who encountered some gas whilst making his ordinary round of inspection previous to admitting the workmen employed on the “day” shift. He being alone at the time, no one can say definitely how the accident was produced, but after the explosion both the safety lamp and open lamp of the deceased were found near to the place where the explosion happened, the former being uninjured. The inference is that the deceased was carrying his naked light, and meeting firedamp unexpectedly it was ignited.
1884 April 29 Muirbeath Dunfermline, Fife Dunfermline Coal Co ---- Russell Pitheadman -- Miscellaneous underground – on inclined planes Crushed between hutch and roof while riding up an incline See Newspaper Report - actually John Russell
1884 May 1 Cardenden Lochgelly, Fife Jas Goodall and Sons Jas. Campbell Collier 57 Falls of sides While holing; long wall  
1884 May 2 Sundrum No 3 Ayr Geo. Taylor & Co. Wm. Dykes Engineer 25 Above ground Crushed by a log of wood falling upon him whilst disloading machinery  
1884 May 3 West Drumgray Airdrie, Lanark John Young & Sons Pat. Carrol Brusher 49 Miscellaneous underground – explosions of gunpowder &c. He had cut the patent squib to make it quicker, and the shot went off while he was passing below the “brushing” to get out of harms way. Newspaper report
1884 May 5 Blantyre Blantyre, Lanark Wm Dixon Ltd Wm. Redman Drawer 17 Falls of roof On road near face; long wall  
1884 May 5 Earnock Hamilton, Lanark John Watson Hugh McCartney Collier 21 Falls of sides While removing stoops; head coal Newspaper report
1884 May 5 Milnwood Bothwell, Lanark Monkland Iron Co Ltd Pat. Duffy Waggon shifter 56 Miscellaneous on surface Jammed by waggons Newspaper Report
1884 May 6 Fence Lesmahagow, Lanark Nitshill & Lesmahagow Coal Co William Watt Drawer 14 Sundries underground Struck on the head by the lever of a signal-wire  
1884 May 6 Heathery Knowe Baillieston J. McNaughton & Son Edwd. Maloney Collier 17 Falls of roof & sides Fall of coal and roof  
1884 May 15 Mauricewood Penicuik, Edinburgh Shotts Iron Co Wm. Porteous Fireman 43 In ironstone mines Run over by carriage on mine  
1884 May 16 Glengarnock Kilbirnie Merry & Cunninghame Robert Crabbe Labourer 54 In shafts Fell into a sinking pit 35 feet deep  
1884 May 21 Linrigg Holytown, Lanark Linrigg Coal Co Ltd Robt. Addie Collier 34 Falls of roof At face; long wall. He was taking down coal which had been “holed” by coal-cutting machine Newspaper report
1884 May 22 Collyshot Cambusnethan, Lanark Coltness Iron Co Ltd Archd. McAllister Collier 18 Falls of sides While holing; stoop and room Newspaper report
1884 May 24 Niddrie No 7 mine Portobello, Edinburgh Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co Ltd ---- ----   -- Miscellaneous underground- suffocation by gases Suffocated by smoke from an underground fire A singular accident, involving the death of seven persons, occurred at Niddrie. About 5 o'clock in the morning, while eight men were descending No 7 mine, one of them saw some signs of burning, as if the friction of the dry rods had set the wood on fire. On reaching the landing he mentioned this to the man on the same side of the cage, who had also noticed it. None of the others had observed it, but it was decided that he ought to ascend and acquaint the officials while they would go to their working places. He at once ascended, but although only ten minutes had elapsed it was with difficulty that he passed through the flames, and when the officials tried to go from the surface to the burning they could not reach the place at all. No 7 mine is the downcast, and so it was that the smoke from the fire was carried downward, and passed some miners on its way to the upcast. Whenever they felt the smoke most of them escaped by No 12, which is within 20 yards, but 16 of them were not so fortunate. These ascended to the rise workings, which they thought were cooler, and after making one or two ineffectual efforts to get out, they went back about 22 yards from the shaft, and remained there with their lights burning for about 10 hours, unfortunately without making further effort to escape. When they were reached at the end of the 10 hours it was found that seven of them had succumbed to the effects of the smoke and stythe. It turned out, as might have been expected, that the smoke had not gone into the workings for more than an hour, because, after the fire in No. 7 mine had been burning some time, that mine became an upcast, and no more smoke reached the imprisoned men. Had they persevered in their attempts to reach the shaft I think it is highly probable that they would all have escaped. NB The men are not named in the Inspector report but they were: William Hamilton, George Hill, David Kerr, John Middleton, Neil Paton, Michael Scanlan, and David Smith - Newspaper report
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1884 May 26 Barbauchlaw Bathgate James Wood Wm, Forrester Collier 40 Falls of sides While holing; long wall  
1884 May 27 Blantyre Blantyre, Lanark Wm Dixon Ltd Joseph Louden Brusher 25 Falls of roof While putting in a building; long wall Newspaper Report
1884 May 27 Pennyvenie No1 Dalmellington Dalmellington Iron Co Isaac McLachlaw Collier 55 Falls of roof & sides Fall of roof Newspaper report
1884 May 28 Burnbank Galston Boyd, Gilmour & Co. John Laurie Collier 33 Falls of roof & sides Fall of coal  
1884 May 29 Pumpherston Uphall, Linlithgow Pumpherston Oil Co Ltd John McCormack Miner 32 In shale mines By runaway hutches  
1884 May 30 Gateside No 2 Cambuslang Flemington Coal Co Wm. Jamieson Collier 21 Miscellaneous underground Was struck by a runaway hutch Newspaper Report
1884 May 31 Blackhill Bishopbriggs Summerlee Iron Co Alex. Mullen Miner 30 Miscellaneous underground Whilst charging a shot by the powder exploding  
1884 June 2 Inkerman Paisley Walkinshaw Oil Co James Frame Miner 26 Falls of roof & sides Fall of roof  
1884 June 5 Aitkenhead Mount Florida G. Crookston & Son Henry Kerr Engineman 57 Above ground Got entangled with the fan whilst in motion  
1884 June 7 Motherwell Hamilton, Lanark John Watson Jas. Walker Collier 35 Falls of roof At face; stoop and room  
1884 June 16 Glenbuck Muirkirk Glenbuck Coal Co. Thomas Haugh Engineman 21 Above ground Got entangled with pumping machinery Muirkirk pages
1884 June 16 Pumpherston Uphall, Linlithgow Pumpherston Oil Co Ltd Alex. Innes Miner 28 In shale mines Explosion of a shot which he thought had missed fire  
1884 June 18 Eldin Bonnyrigg, Edinburgh Eldin Colliery Co Jas. McLean Fireman 20 Miscellaneous on surface Scalded by steam. A steam pipe burst in engine-house  
1884 June 19 Shawfield Carluke, Lanark John Wilson Thos Dudgeon Collier 40 Falls of sides While removing stoops  
1884 June 19 Westfield Lochgelly, Fife Westfield Oil Co Ltd Wm. Young Miner 50 In shale mines Fall of roof NB Actually William Young, 46 and Alexander Young, 18 - newspaper report
Wm. Young Miner 20
1884 June 20 Alloa Alloa Alloa Coal Co And. Sneddon Collier 31 Falls of roof At face; long wall  
1884 June 20 Mauricewood Penicuik, Edinburgh Shotts Iron Co Pat. Shea Pitheadman 45 In ironstone mines Crushed by haulage machinery on surface  
1884 June 21 Polkemmet Harthill Coltness Iron Co Wm. Elliot Miner 45 In ironstone mines Fall of stone at face while redding a road through waste  
1884 June 25 Burntisland Burntisland, Fife Burntisland Oil Co Ltd Sam. Lafferty Miner -- In shale mines Explosion of a shot which he thought had missed fire  
1884 June 26 Bredisholm Bothwell, Lanark Provanhall Coal Co Jas. Docherty Foreman brusher 50 Falls of roof At face; while taking down “brushing” Newspaper report
1884 July 3 Cleugh Carnwath, Lanark Wm. Darling's Trustees Thos. Russell Collier 37 Falls of roof At face; long wall  
1884 July 4 Walkinshaw Paisley Walkinshaw Oil Co Wm. Stephen Miner 34 In shafts Fell down the shaft, by the crane by which he was being lowered getting out of gear.  
1884 July 10 Bredisholm Bothwell, Lanark Provanhall Coal Co Bernard O'Neil Brusher 25 Explosions of fire damp See report (under extra details) Took place at No 1 Pit, Bredisholm, on 10th July, by the deceased, a brusher, taking down a hurdle screen in order to prepare a shot in the brushing. He and his neighbour continued to work with the screen down for half an hour, and during this time gas accumulated from a feeder and kindled at their naked lights.
1884 July 11 Balornock Bishopbriggs Jas. Dunlop & Co. James Gordon Miner 33 Explosion of fire damp Explosion of firedamp, injured on the 7th Took place during a night shift to two miners or jobbing contractors. It appears that they had for some time prior to the accident been driving a stone mine for the purpose of reaching the ironstone beyond a dislocation, but for four days previous to the explosion, the mine was stopped to admit of some mason work required for ventilating purposes, and during these days they had been engaged making repairs upon one of the main roads. On the morning of the accident, and shortly after commencing work, it is reported that they had gone into the stone mine referred to with an open light, for the purpose of obtaining some picks or other tools which they had left in it, when some firedamp which had collected, probably through a displacement of “brattice” was ignited; they were both burned, and one of them died three days after the accident.
1884 July 14 Bankhead, No 2 Hurlford Eglinton Iron Co James Barlas Pony driver 15 Falls of roof & sides Was run over by hutches  
1884 July 14 Loudon, No 1 Hurlford Eglinton Iron Co James Brown Collier 42 Falls of roof & sides Fall of coal at face  
1884 July 16 Arniston Newbattle, Edinburgh Arniston Coal Co Ltd Pat. Rafferty Collier 40 Falls of sides While holing; long wall  
1884 July 17 Earnock Hamilton, Lanark John Watson Terrance Murray Collier 36 Falls of roof At face; while removing stoops Newspaper report
1884 July 25 Barblues Airdrie, Lanark A & G Anderson Berd. McFaulds Sinker 45 In shafts – ropes and chains breaking Rope broke at hose while he was ascending. It was an old rope, put on the day before A sinker was killed by a rope breaking. He was ascending the pit on a kettle and just a s he was about to step off, the rope broke, and he fell to the bottom, about 28 fathoms, and was killed. The rope had been at work at another pit, and then laid aside for some months. It was put on this pit the previous evening. On examination after the accident, it was found that nearly all the wires had been rusted through at the neck of the hose or coupling. It appeared to have been put on without being properly examined. It is very bad policy to put an old rope on a sinking pit, or indeed on any pit where men's lives are at stake, but in all cases the hose should be cut off and riveted on anew.
1884 July 30 Bartonshill No 1 Coatbridge Wm. Baird & Co. John McVey Collier 19 Miscellaneous underground Fall of roof  
1884 August 2 Barrwood No 2 Kilsyth Wm. Baird & Co. Andw. Duncan Collier 26 Falls of roof & sides Fall of roof  
1884 August 5 Millburn Dalserf, Lanark Cornsilloch Coal Co John Reid Collier -- Falls of roof At face; while removing stoops  
1884 August 11 Callendar Falkirk, Stirling Callendar Coal Co Wm. Reid Collier 26 Falls of roof At face; long wall  
1884 August 15 Poniel Limestone Lesmahagow, Lanark Jno. Hamilton & Co Sam Murray Miner 60 In metalliferous mines Fall of limestone while holing  
1884 August 19 Longrigg New Monkland, Lanark Jas. Nimmo & Co. David Troup Trimmer 18 Miscellaneous on surface Run over by waggon while shifting it at screens  
1884 August 20 Misk Kilwinning Eglinton Iron Co John Murdoch Collier 35 Falls of roof & sides Fall of roof; injured on 5th, died on 20th  
1884 August 20 Swinhill Dalserf, Lanark George Miller Richd. Pollard Collier -- Falls of roof While setting props; stoop and room Newspaper report
1884 August 22 Allanshaw Hamilton, Lanark Allanshaw Coal Co Robt. McGuire Roadsman 27 Falls of roof While preparing a new “lift” at the pillar working Newspaper report
1884 August 23 Airdrie House Airdrie, Lanark Airdrie Coal Co. Wm. Kinloch Collier 36 Falls of sides While holing; long wall Newspaper report
1884 August 28 Gilbertfield Cambuslang Cambuslang Coal Co David Duncan Boy 15 In shafts Fell of the cage at surface into shaft  
1884 August 30 Daldowie Broomhouse Dunn Brothers Pat. McCabe Collier 40 Falls of roof & sides Fall of roof at face whilst in the act of taking out a prop  
1884 September 5 Law Carluke, Lanark John Wilson Andrew Gibb Collier 18 Falls of sides While removing stoops Newspaper Report
1884 September 6 Douglas No 2 Paisley Walkinshaw Oil Co Isaac Goodwin Miner 56 Explosion of fire damp Explosion of firedamp, injured 29th Aug. Occurred in a limited section of work during the ordinary shift by some partial derangement of the ventilation, caused by a fall of roof and the breakage of a trap door. This led to a cessation of work, and while information was being sent to the oversman some one had partially repaired the door, the result of which was to restore the air current along the “face,” and to dislodge some firedamp which had collected during the time the door was deranged, and carrying it forward to where the open lights were exposed an explosion was produced, by which the deceased was injured, and he died from the effects of it a week after.
1884 September 11 Garrion Gill Wishaw, Lanark Coltness Iron Co Rich. McLean Collier 44 Falls of sides While holing; long wall  
1884 September 12 Home Farm Hamilton, Lanark Hamilton McCulloch & Co John Neilson Stone-picker 14 Miscellaneous on surface Run over by waggon which he was attempting to stop by snibbling Newspaper report
1884 September 13 Kirkwood Coatbridge Summerlee Iron Co Lewis Davidson Pitheadman 45 Above ground Was jammed between two loaded waggons whilst in the act of shifting them  
1884 September 19 Newton No 2 Cambuslang Jas. Dunlop & Co. James Murphy Brusher 32 Falls of roof & sides Fall of stone whilst engaged taking it down  
1884 September 20 Rochsoles Airdrie, Lanark John A. McCallum Chas. Ferrie Drawer -- Falls of roof While “brushing”; long wall  
1884 October 2 Stonecraigs Cambusnethan, Lanark Coltness Iron Co Ltd David Baird Collier 15 In shafts – whilst ascending or descending by machinery Crushed by cage at door-heads while stepping on to ascend. Confusion as to signals  
1884 October 2 Thankerton Bothwell, Lanark Monkland Iron Co Ltd Peter Mullen Brusher 31 Miscellaneous underground – explosions of gunpowder &c. Struck by a stone from a shot while running away from it.  
1884 October 3 Greenfield Hamilton, Lanark Archd. Russell Alex Jenkins Collier 22 Falls of sides While removing stoops; head coal Newspaper report
1884 October 5 Tannochside     Andrew McGeoch             See entry under 24 October 1884
1884 October 7 Allanshaw Hamilton, Lanark Allanshaw Coal Co Neil Reilly Collier 33 Falls of sides While removing stoops; head coal  
1884 October 7 Prestonlinks Prestonpans, Haddington J & C Grieve Jas. Meek Collier -- Falls of sides While taking down head coal  
1884 October 8 Ballochmyle Auchinleck Wm. Walker David Smith Pony driver 14 Miscellaneous underground Fell before the race of hutches he was removing  
1884 October 15 Kames Muirkirk Eglinton Iron Co Thomas Lindsay Collier 36 Falls of roof & sides Fall of roof  
1884 October 16 Blantyre Blantyre, Lanark Wm Dixon Ltd Jas. Bell Driver 16 Miscellaneous underground – by tubs and trams Run over by loaded hutches  
1884 October 24 Devon Alloa Alloa Coal Co Walter Robertson Bottomer 33 Miscellaneous in shafts Crushed by cage while drawing off the second hutch after signalling for the ascent of men, and before getting the return signal.  
1884 October 24 Tannochside Bothwell, Lanark Monkland Iron Co Ltd And. McGeoch Hanger-on 52 Miscellaneous underground – on inclined planes Struck by a runaway hutch at the bottom of a self-acting incline

Newspaper Report

NB Date wrong - accident occured on 5 October
1884 October 28 Cowdenbeath Beath, Fife Cowdenbeath Coal Co Wm. Miollison Loco. Shunter 16 Miscellaneous on surface Run over by locomotive; it was supposed he was blown off by a gust of wind  
1884 October 29 Ayr Colliery Ayr Geo. Taylor & Co. John O'Hara Collier 56 Falls of roof & sides Fall of coal  
1884 October 31 Bog Hamilton, Lanark Hamilton McCulloch & Co Thos. Bulloch Waggon shifter 14 Miscellaneous on surface Jammed between waggon and ladder at screens  
1884 October 31 Grougar No 4 Hurlford Eglinton Iron Co John Scott Collier 20 Falls of roof & sides Fall of coal and roof  
1884 November 1 Meadowhead Dalzell, Lanark Glasgow Iron Co Adam Jackson Collier 13 Miscellaneous underground – by tubs and trams Overpowered by an empty hutch which he was taking into his father's working place  
1884 November 8 Quarter Hamilton, Lanark Colin Dunlop & Co. John Keith Labourer 36 Miscellaneous on surface Suffocated by falling into a hutch of manure which he was emptying Newspaper report
1884 November 8 Wilsontown Carnwath, Lanark Wm Dixon Ltd Robt. Moffat Collier 30 Falls of roof At face; long wall  
1884 November 11 Glenboig Glenboig, Lanark Glenboig Union Fireclay Co Ltd John McCourt Miner -- In fire clay mines Fall of roof  
1884 November 13 Grange No 2 Kilmarnock Grange Coal Co. Charles Weir Collier 27 Falls of roof & sides Fall of roof at face  
1884 November 15 Drumpeller Coatbridge Drumpeller Coal Co Saml. Savage Collier 21 Falls of roof & sides Fall of roof  
1884 November 15 Enterkine Ayr Geo. Taylor & Co. Hugh Watson Bottomer 28 In shafts Was struck by a piece of coal which fell of a hutch at the surface  
1884 November 18 Bog Hamilton, Lanark Hamilton McCulloch & Co Wm. Moffat Collier 26 Falls of roof At face; while starting a “lift” at stoops Newspaper report
1884 November 22 Newliston Linlithgow Young's Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Co Ltd Sam. Stirling Miner 25 In shale mines Fall of roof at face  
1884 November 25 Barrwood No 2 Ayr W. Baird & Co. John Daily Brusher 23 Falls of roof & sides Fall of roof  
1884 November 25 Pumpherston Uphall, Linlithgow Pumpherston Oil Co Ltd Thos. Nicoll Roadsman 57 In shale mines A stone fell from the roof, rolled down the incline, and struck him  
1884 December 1 Dysart Dysart, Fife Earl of Rosslyn H. Cunningham Collier 22 Falls of sides While filling a tub beneath head coal already “shorn” and unsafe; stoop and room Newspaper report
1884 December 4 Muirbeath Dunfermline, Fife Dunfermline Coal Co James Stobie Pitheadman 50 In shafts – falling into shaft from surface He pushed a bogie, with an empty kettle upon it, into the shaft and fell after it, forgetting that he had left the shaft open Newspaper report
1884 December 10 Balgonie Markinch, Fife Chas. B. Balfour Mich. Holland Sinker 33 In shafts – whilst ascending or descending by machinery Fell out of “kettle” while ascending  
1884 December 11 Dunmore Bannockburn Peter Murray Wm. Johnstone Collier 45 Falls of roof & sides Fall of coal  
1884 December 11 Niddrie, Drum Engine Pit Portobello, Edinburgh Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co Ltd Thos. Russell Miner 30 Miscellaneous underground- suffocation by gases While descending in a kettle they were overpowered with choke damp and fell out Another accident at Niddrie led to the suffocation of two men. An old pit had been cleared out some weeks before, and a great deal of choke-damp came from the old workings; There was a brattice put in the shaft, and it required 60 revolutions of the fan to keep the pit clear of choke-damp. The two men had come up for their supper, and had remained there for an hour. During this time the engineman had neglected to keep up the speed of the ventilating fan, for when they descended they were overpowered with the choke-damp, and both died. I made some experiments with the fan afterwards. At 60 revolutions the air was good. At 30 revolutions in three minutes a light was put out at the bottom of the shaft. The fan was continued at this speed for other 12 minutes and the choke-damp had accumulated so that it put out a light 15 feet up the shaft. The fan was stopped for 12 minutes, and a lamp was extinguished 12 feet higher up the shaft. Newspaper report [NB Name is actually Thomas Ross]
Jas. McCourt Miner 28
1884 December 17 Cadder No 15 Bishopbriggs Carron Iron Co Peter McCann Miner 55 Falls of roof & sides Fall of ironstone  
1884 December 21 Blairhall Eastgrange Coltness Iron Co John Hanlon Drawer 17 In ironstone mines Jammed by back balance on incline, the rope having broken while he was bringing a loaded tub down  
1884 December 23 Ashgill Dalserf, Lanark Brand & Co ---- ---- Fireman -- Miscellaneous underground- suffocation by gases Suffocated by the fumes of an underground fire while making the morning inspection of the workings Actually Archibald Wood - not named in report. Newspaper report
1884 December 23 Leavenseat West Calder, Edinburgh J & T Thornton John Cullen Miner 52 In shale mines Fall of shale at face  
1884 December 30 Bothwell Castle Bothwell, Lanark Wm Baird & Co Jas. Scullion Roadsman -- Falls of roof On main road, while repairing roof  

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