| Year | Month | Day | Name of Colliery | Where situated | Owner or Company | Person(s) killed | Occupation | Age | Category | Cause of accident and remarks | Extra details |
| 1888 | January | 4 | Westburn No 1 | Cambuslang | Westburn Colliery Co | James Sneath | Bottomer | 33 | In shafts | The rope broke while the cage was descending From Main body of report: Accident took place during the new year holidays. The deceased, whose duty was to work a hand pump, was accompanied by his stepson, a boy 11 years of age, whom he took with him to keep him company, was being lowered in the cage when the rope broke, and they were both killed by the fall. The rope was of charcoal iron, 4 1/4 inches in circumference and had been in use 8 1/2 years. Although it did not show signs of excessive wear, yet at the point where it broke it was so eaten away by internal corrosion that it was quite unfit for use under any circumstances. Apparently no one suspected what its real condition was. | |
| 1888 | January | 11 | Wellwood | Dunfermline, FIF | Thomas Spowart & Co Ltd | Geo. Ronaldson | Roadsman | -- | Falls of roof | While repairing road; long wall | [NB Names is actually George Donaldson] |
| 1888 | January | 12 | Edward McInally | See 1887 report | See 1887 report - injured on 3 Oct 1887, died 12 Jan 1888 | ||||||
| 1888 | January | 13 | Morningside | Cambusnethan, LKS | Morningside Coal Co | Thomas Brown | Collier | -- | Miscellaneous underground – falling into water | Deceased, while getting on cage to ascend, fell 15 fathoms down shaft into water. A cran rope was sent down to him, and while being raised on it, he fell off, and was drowned | Newspaper report - Cambusnethan pages |
| 1888 | January | 17 | Begg | Auchterderran, FIF | Goodall Bros. | Jas. Nicholson | Brusher | 37 | Falls of roof | At face of brushing; long wall | |
| 1888 | January | 21 | Bogleshole No 2 | Cambuslang | James Dunlop & Co | William Winning | Miner | 45 | Falls of roof & sides | Fall of coal | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages |
| 1888 | January | 27 | Rosehall | Bothwell, LKS | Robert Addie & Son | Wm Maughan | Collier | 46 | Falls of roof | At face; long wall | Possible Newspaper report- Bothwell pages- William McMeechan or McMachon |
| 1888 | February | 1 | Braehead No 6 | Cumnock | Eglinton Iron Co | Wm McGhee | Pony driver | 15 | Miscellaneous underground | Found dead under a full hutch while taking a “race” to the hutch | |
| 1888 | February | 1 | Sundrum No 2 | Coylton | Dalmellington Iron Co | Thos Douglas | Labourer | 60 | Above ground | Jammed between two waggons | |
| 1888 | February | 2 | Cowdenbeath | Beath, FIF | Cowdenbeath Coal Co | John Currie | Oversman | 51 | Miscellaneous underground- suffocation by gases | Went into old road, and was overcome by black damp | |
| 1888 | February | 6 | Brownlee | Carluke, LKS | Archibald Russell | Alex. Montgomery | Collier | 24 | Falls of sides | At face; stoop and room | |
| 1888 | February | 15 | Niddrie | Liberton, Edinburgh | Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co Ltd | Robert Ferrier | Collier | 19 | In shafts – falling from part way down | Pushed tub into open incline when carriage was not there | |
| 1888 | February | 16 | Roadside | New Monkland, LKS | Robert McAllister & Sons | William Carson | Collier | 50 | Falls of roof | At face; long wall | |
| 1888 | February | 17 | Bredisholm | Bothwell, LKS | Provanhall Coal Co | Malcolm McLeod | Collier | 37 | Falls of roof | At face; stoop and room | |
| 1888 | February | 21 | Hurlford No 15 | Hurlford | Merry & Cunninghame | Robert Currie | Miner | 19 | In shafts | The cage was supposed to stick in shaft and then drop away while he was being lowered in it | Newspaper report |
| 1888 | February | 22 | Earnock | Hamilton, LKS | John Watson | Peter Fox | Collier | 21 | Falls of sides | At face; stooping | |
| 1888 | February | 24 | Netherhouse | Baillieston | John Young | George Galloway | Drawer | 12 | Falls of roof & sides | Fall of roof | |
| 1888 | February | 28 | Haugh No 1 | Kilsyth | Wm Baird & Co | John Hunter | Miner | 17 | Explosion of fire damp |
Explosion of firedamp (other 3 person injured) From Main body of report: The deceased and the three injured men worked in contiguous walls in the Kilsyth coking coal. A few minutes after they commenced work in the morning, some firedamp ignited at one of their naked lights, and they were all injured by the resulting explosion. It was stated that the reddsmen were working in the place where the explosion happened up till within two hours of its occurrence and that the fireman while making his usual inspection found no firedamp in the working places, but got some lying in a disused working some 40 yards distant. The roof was unbroken in the vicinity of the point where the firedamp was said to have been ignited, and I was unable to ascertain that there had been any interruption of the air current, which passed from the working places to the point where the gas had been found by the fireman. The explosion might have been caused by one of the workmen going with his naked light to the place where the firedamp had accumulated, but there was no evidence of this having been done. | |
| 1888 | February | 28 | Little Raith | Auchtertool, FIF | Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co Ltd | Thomas Adamson | Prop cutter | 72 | On surface – miscellaneous | Run over by waggons | Newspaper report - Beath accidents |
| 1888 | March | 1 | Carberry | Inveresk, Edinburgh | Deans & Moore | John Fullerton | Collier | -- | Falls of sides | At face; stoop and room | Newspaper report |
| 1888 | March | 2 | Mauldslie | Carluke, LKS | Waddell & Son | Jas. Buchanan | Collier | 33 | Falls of sides | At face; stooping | |
| 1888 | March | 5 | Harthill | Shotts, LKS | Coltness Iron Co Ltd | James Grant | Drawer | 14 | In ironstone mines | While riding in empty tub n road with slight dip, it left the rails, and he was thrown out. | |
| 1888 | March | 9 | Birkenshaw | Larkhall, LKS | Birkenshaw Coal Co | Alex. Davidson | Fireman | 60 | Explosion of fire damp | Went into place where gas was lying with naked light | |
| 1888 | March | 10 | Limerigg | Slamannan, STI | Limerigg Coal Co Ltd | Arthur Mulholland | Collier | 35 | Falls of roof | At face; long wall | Newspaper report |
| 1888 | March | 14 | Morningside | Cambusnethan, LKS | Morningside Coal Co | William Main | Bottomer | 54 | In shafts – falling from part way down | At midworking; pushed tub into shaft | |
| 1888 | March | 14 | Shawfield | Carluke, LKS | John Wilson | Arch. Bowman | Driver | 20 | Miscellaneous underground- by tubs and trams | Fell in front of loaded tub | |
| 1888 | March | 17 | Galawhistle | Muirkirk | Cairntable Gas Coal Co | Hugh Clark | Miner | 27 | Falls of roof & sides | Fall of coal | |
| 1888 | March | 20 | Balmalloch No 2 | Kilsyth | Brown & Rennie | Robert Briton | Roadsman | 30 | Falls of roof & sides | Fall of roof | |
| 1888 | March | 20 | Lodge | Slamannan, STI | John Watson | Robert Allan | Collier | 15 | Falls of roof | At face; long wall | |
| 1888 | March | 21 | Burntisland | Burntisland, FIF | Burntisland Oil Co Ltd | Francis Morgan | reddsman | 40 | In shale mines | On drawing road | Newspaper report |
| 1888 | March | 26 | Newton No 2 | Cambuslang | James Dunlop & Co | Robert Kelley | Brusher | 27 | Falls of roof & sides | Fall of roof | |
| 1888 | March | 27 | Donibristle | Aberdour, FIF | Donibristle Colliery Co | Andrew Seath | Collier | 36 | Falls of sides | At face; stoop and room | |
| 1888 | March | 27 | Legbrannock | Bothwell, LKS | Legbrannock District Collieries Co Ltd | William Adam | Trimmer | -- | On surface – miscellaneous | Crushed by waggons | |
| 1888 | March | 31 | Lochgelly | Auchterderran, FIF | Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co Ltd | Thomas Howie | Collier | 15 | Falls of roof | At roadhead; long wall | |
| 1888 | March | Bothwell Castle | Unknown | Death not listed in Inspectors report | Newspaper report- Bothwell pages | ||||||
| 1888 | April | 5 | Dalzell | Dalzell, LKS | Wishaw Coal Co | Wm Hamilton | Blacksmith | -- | On surface – by machinery | Caught by pinion wheel | |
| 1888 | April | 11 | Bellfield No 1 | Hurlford | Merry & Cunninghame | John Hutton | Contractor | 40 | Falls of roof & sides | Fall of roof while making a horse road | Newspaper report |
| 1888 | April | 12 | Bredisholm | Bothwell, LKS | Provanhall Coal Co | Henry Murphy | Collier | 16 | Falls of sides | At face; stoop and room | |
| 1888 | April | 17 | Newbattle | Newbattle, Edinburgh | Marquis of Lothian | Peter Henderson | Collier | 44 | Falls of roof | At face; long wall | Newspaper report |
| 1888 | April | 20 | Foulford | Beath, FIF | Cowdenbeath Coal Co | Ebenezer Bowman | Collier | 23 | Falls of sides | At face; long wall | |
| 1888 | April | 20 | Wemyss | Wemyss, FIF | R G E Wemyss | John Rodger | Stone miner | 36 | Miscellaneous underground- explosions of gunpowder | He went back before shot went off | |
| 1888 | April | 27 | Gilbertfield No 2 | Cambuslang | Cambuslang Coal Co | James McLachlan | Chain runner | 20 | Miscellaneous underground | While riding in front of the dook “race” he was jammed against a steam-pipe which crossed the road | |
| 1888 | May | 2 | Dykes No 1 | Cumnock | Eglinton Iron Co | James McCluskie | Miner | 54 | Falls of roof & sides | Fall of road at working face while “stooping” | |
| 1888 | May | 19 | Bredisholm | Bothwell, LKS | Provanhall Coal Co | John Paterson | Collier | 36 | Falls of sides | At face; stooping | Newspaper Report - Old Monkland pages |
| 1888 | May | 28 | Drumpeller No 1 | Coatbridge | Drumpeller Coal Co | Edward Devine | Drawer | 17 | Miscellaneous underground | Fall of a dook “race” on which he was riding contrary to regulations | |
| 1888 | May | 31 | Cadzow | Hamilton, LKS | Cadzow Coal Co Ltd | Richard Curwood | Stone miner | 28 | Miscellaneous underground- explosions of gunpowder | Shot went off prematurely | Newspaper report - Hamilton pages [Dated 21 May 1888] |
| 1888 | June | 2 | Dalzell | Dalzell, LKS | Wishaw Coal Co | Alex Robinson | Trimmer | 19 | On surface – miscellaneous | Crushed by waggons | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages |
| 1888 | June | 12 | Marledge | Dalserf, LKS | McLean, Dalziel & Co | Allan Murphy | Collier | 35 | In shafts – falling from part way down | At midworking; pushed tub into shaft | |
| 1888 | June | 12 | Tannochside | Bothwell, LKS | Owners of Chapelhall | Francis Degnon | Collier | 36 | Falls of roof | On drawing road; long wall | Newspaper Report - Old Monkland pages |
| 1888 | June | 13 | Broomhouse | Broomhouse | Haughhead Coal Co | Archd. Burns | Drawer | 13 | In shafts | Fell down a blind pit From Main body of report: Happened to a boy while crossing over the top of a blind pit instead of passing round it. The top of the shaft was fenced by sparred flat "policemen" and the deceased fell through between two of the spars, the opening being 26 inches long by 10 inches wide. | Newspaper Report - Old Monkland pages |
| 1888 | June | 14 | Lochgelly | Ballingry, FIF | Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co Ltd | William Scobbie | Collier | 55 | Falls of sides | At face; long wall | |
| 1888 | June | 16 | Hurlford No 15 | Hurlford | Merry & Cunninghame | Oliver Houston | Miner | 20 | Falls of roof & sides | Fall of roof at stoops | Newspaper report |
| William McCormick | Miner | 29 | |||||||||
| 1888 | June | 18 | Hurlford No 18 | Hurlford | Merry & Cunninghame | Thomas Woods | Miner | 27 | In shafts | Fell after his hutch down the shaft from an unfenced midworking From Main body of report: Happened to a miner who pushed his hutch at a mid-working into the shaft when the cage was not there, and fell with it to the bottom; The entrance to the shaft was not fenced in terms of General Rule 19, and for this offence proceedings were taken against both the manager and the overman, who were fined for their negligence. | Newspaper report |
| 1888 | June | 21 | Drumchapel No 1 | New Kilpatrick | Wm Dixon Ltd | Alexr. Millar | Fireman | 28 | Miscellaneous underground | While riding on a self-acting incline the chain broke and caused a collision | |
| 1888 | June | 21 | Garriongill | Cambusnethan, LKS | Coltness Iron Co Ltd | Duncan Livingstone | Hutch mender | 70 | On surface – miscellaneous | Another waggon ran against the one he was in, and he was crushed at the screens | |
| 1888 | June | 26 | Pumpherston | Mid Calder, Edinburgh | Pumpherston Oil Co Ltd | John Jeffrey | Miner | 21 | In shale mines | Struck by piece shale which came down incline | |
| 1888 | July | 4 | Haugh No 1 | Kilsyth | Wm Baird & Co | Matthew Patrick | Miner | 13 | Falls of roof & sides | Fall of roof at face | |
| 1888 | July | 7 | Vogrie | Borthwick, Edinburgh | Vogrie Colliery Co | Jas. Morrison | Collier | 16 | Falls of sides | At face; stoop and room | |
| 1888 | July | 9 | Shotts | Shotts, LKS | Shotts Iron Co | Arch. Johnstone | Runner | 18 | On surface – miscellaneous | Fell in front of waggons | Newspaper report |
| 1888 | July | 11 | Fence | Lesmahagow, LKS | Nitshill & Lesmahagow Coal Co | Chas Maddock | Fitter | 30 | Miscellaneous underground – by sundries underground | Stumbled, and fell on a rail | |
| 1888 | July | 13 | Stonelaw | Rutherglen | F R Reid | John Moffat | Miner | 32 | Miscellaneous underground | While firing a shot he failed to escape in time and was struck on the head From Main body of report: A shot went off while a miner was lighting his squib and before he had time to escape. This man apparently lost his life owing to the defective construction of the squib, as the end of it, which was simply flattened and twisted, appears to have opened out and allowed the grains of powder to run out to the extremity where the light was applied. | |
| 1888 | July | 14 | Denend | Auchterderran, FIF | Denend Coal Co | Robert Kirk | Roadsman | 32 | Falls of roof | While repairing horse road; long wall | Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages |
| 1888 | July | 18 | Lightshaw No 3 | Muirkirk | Eglinton Iron Co | Thomas Mathieson | Miner | 25 | In shafts | While descending the shaft was crushed between the cage and a bunton | |
| 1888 | July | 21 | Collyshot | Cambusnethan, LKS | Coltness Iron Co Ltd | Patrick McCourt | Drawer | 53 | Miscellaneous underground – by sundries underground | Fell on corner of tub | |
| 1888 | July | 24 | Calderhead | Shotts, LKS | Shotts Iron Co | James Lawler | Collier | 42 | Falls of sides | At face; long wall | |
| 1888 | July | 25 | Pennyvenie No2 | Dalmellington | Dalmellington Iron Co | Wm Pettigrew | Waggon shifter | 17 | Above ground | Crushed between two waggons | |
| 1888 | July | 26 | Mosside | Bathgate, Linlithgow | Gavin Paul & Sons | Michael Harkins | Collier | 21 | Falls of sides | At face; stoop and room | |
| 1888 | August | 4 | Kingseat | Dunfermline, FIF | Andrew Wallace | Charles Ferguson | Driver | 14 | Miscellaneous underground- by tubs and trams | Fell off rake, and was crushed between building and side of tubs | Newspaper report |
| 1888 | August | 10 | Afton No 1 | New Cumnock | Lanemark Coal Co | Hugh McLatchie | Miner | 35 | Falls of roof & sides | Fall of roof while drawing props | |
| 1888 | August | 13 | Dalmeny | Dalmeny, by Edinburgh | Dalmeny Oil Co Ltd | William Cain | Miner | -- | In shale mines | Struck by piece shale | |
| 1888 | August | 14 | Bonnyton No 8 | Kilmarnock | Gilmour, Anderson & Co | Robert Nelson | Miner | 36 | Falls of roof & sides | Fall of roof at face | |
| 1888 | August | 16 | Glengyron No 2 | Cumnock | Eglinton Iron Co | John McCormick | Miner | 34 | Falls of roof & sides | Fall of roof at roadside while widening it | Newspaper report |
| 1888 | August | 16 | Parkhead | Lanarkshire | William Hamilton | Death not listed in Inspectors report | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages | ||||
| 1888 | August | 31 | Deans | Bathgate, Linlithgow | West Lothian Oil Co Ltd | William Brown | Miner | -- | In shale mines | Shot went off prematurely | Newspaper report - Lothian pages |
| 1888 | September | 11 | Goatfoot | Galston | Gilmours & Co | Matthew Wallace | Miner | 48 | Falls of roof & sides | Fall of coal | |
| 1888 | September | 13 | Westrigg | Shotts, LKS | Westrigg Coal Co | Alex. Hannah | Collier | 29 | Falls of roof | At face; long wall | |
| 1888 | September | 19 | Tillicoultry | Tillicoultry, CLK | Alloa Coal Co | John Hunter | Brusher | 27 | Falls of roof | While brushing road; long wall | |
| 1888 | September | 20 | Chapel Colliery | David Smith Muir | Not listed | Death not listed in Inspectors report | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages | ||||
| 1888 | September | 22 | Drumchapel | Duntocher | Wm Dixon Ltd | Thomas Moffat | Sinker | 45 | In shafts | A “kettle” in a blind pit became disconnected from the rope and fell on him | |
| 1888 | September | 28 | Rawyards | New Monkland, LKS | Rawyards Coal Co Ltd | John Marshall | Collier | -- | Falls of roof | At face; long wall | Newspaper report - NB deceased was actually John Marshall Carson |
| 1888 | September | 29 | Townhill | Dunfermline, FIF | Townhill Coal Co | John Henderson | Collier | 47 | Falls of sides | At face; long wall | |
| 1888 | October | 4 | Westburn No 1 | Cambuslang | Westburn Colliery Co | Robert Colquhoun | reddsman | 25 | Falls of roof & sides | Fall of roof | |
| 1888 | October | 8 | Broxburn | Uphall, Linlithgow | Broxburn Oil Co Ltd | Richard Sneddon | Oversman | 57 | In shale mines | Struck with tubs, on incline | |
| 1888 | October | 11 | Meiklehill No 4 | Kirkintilloch | James Gardner & Sons | Andrew Barret | Drawer | 15 | In shafts | Fell off the cage while ascending the shaft | |
| 1888 | October | 15 | Hillhead No 5 | Airdrie | Wm Baird & Co | Alexr. Jarvie | Trimmer | 15 | Above ground | A sprag which he was inserting in the wheel of a waggon knocked him in front of the wheel of a following waggon | |
| 1888 | October | 17 | Bredisholm | Bothwell, LKS | Provanhall Coal Co | Neil McGill | Contractor brusher | 48 | Miscellaneous underground – by sundries underground | While riding on top of loaded tub was crushed against the roof | |
| 1888 | October | 18 | Straiton | Loanhead, Edinburgh | Clippens Oil Co Ltd | Wm Campbell | Miner | 31 | In shale mines | At face; long wall | Newspaper report |
| 1888 | October | 22 | Ross | Hamilton, LKS | Thomas Barr | Robert Hamilton | Collier | 18 | Falls of sides | At face; stooping | |
| 1888 | October | 24 | Foulford | Beath, FIF | Cowdenbeath Coal Co | John Kain | Labourer | 60 | On surface – miscellaneous | The blow-off cocks of four boilers were connected to one main discharge. One of them was suddenly opened, and the hot water rushed into the one he was cleaning out | |
| 1888 | October | 25 | Fauldhouse | Whitburn, Linlithgow | William Dixon Ltd | James Murphy | Miner | 40 | In ironstone mines | At face; long wall | |
| 1888 | October | 25 | Harthill | Shotts, LKS | Coltness Iron Co Ltd | Peter Donachie | Drawer | 17 | In ironstone mines | Stone fell from tub while it was being raised to surface, and struck him in pit bottom | |
| 1888 | November | 8 | Auchinraith | Blantyre | Merry & Cunninghame | John McLaren | brakesman | -- | Miscellaneous underground – by machinery underground | Crushed by brake wheel | Newspaper Report - Blantyre pages |
| 1888 | November | 8 | Devon | Clackmannan, CLK | Alloa Coal Co | David Gillespie | Collier | 29 | Falls of roof | At face; long wall | |
| 1888 | November | 10 | West Benhar | Shotts, LKS | Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co Ltd | Hugh Smart | Runner | 14 | On surface – miscellaneous | Crushed by waggons | |
| 1888 | November | 13 | Bogleshole No 2 | Cambuslang | James Dunlop & Co | Robert Cameron | Miner | 65 | Falls of roof & sides | Fall of roof at face | |
| 1888 | November | 15 | Cadzow | Hamilton, LKS | Cadzow Coal Co Ltd | Alex Penman | Collier | 20 | Falls of roof | At face; stoop and room | Newspaper report - Hamilton pages |
| 1888 | November | 15 | Little Raith | Auchtertool, FIF | Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co Ltd | Robert Beveridge | Oncostman | 60 | Miscellaneous underground – by sundries underground | Caught hold of haulage rope, and was drawn into pulley | |
| 1888 | November | 16 | Newbattle | Newbattle, Edinburgh | Marquis of Lothian | Robert Clark | Shaftsman | 53 | In shafts – falling from part way down | Slipped off buntin and fell down shaft | |
| 1888 | November | 21 | Auchinraith | Blantyre. LKS | Merry & Cunningham | Robert Donachie | Collier | 44 | Falls of sides | At face; stoop and room | |
| 1888 | November | 22 | Alloa | Alloa, CLK | Alloa Coal Co | Robert Mackie | Brusher | 32 | Falls of roof | At face, building; long wall | |
| 1888 | November | 26 | Jellieston No 2 | Patna | Dalmellington Iron Co | Wm Smith | Miner | -- | Falls of roof & sides | Fall of coal | |
| 1888 | November | 30 | Garriongill | Cambusnethan, LKS | Coltness Iron Co Ltd | Alex. Wyper | Collier | 53 | Falls of sides | At face; stoop and room | |
| 1888 | December | 1 | Niddrie | Liberton, Edinburgh | Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co Ltd | Thomas Morrison | Gate keeper | 16 | On surface – miscellaneous | Fell in front of waggons | |
| 1888 | December | 7 | Dunnikier | Kirkcaldy, FIF | Walter Herd & Son | David Watters | Collier | 54 | Falls of roof | At face; long wall | Newspaper report |
| 1888 | December | 8 | Bredisholm | Bothwell, LKS | Provanhall Coal Co | John McLachlan | Runner | 14 | On surface – miscellaneous | Caught hold of haulage rope, and was taken up into pulley | Newspaper report- Bothwell pages |
| 1888 | December | 12 | Foulford | Beath, FIF | Cowdenbeath Coal Co | Thos. Scotland | Collier | 27 | Falls of sides | At face; long wall | Newspaper report - Beath accidents |
| 1888 | December | 14 | Bredisholm | Bothwell, LKS | Provanhall Coal Co | Patrick McKenna | Collier | 50 | Falls of sides | At face; stooping | |
| 1888 | December | 14 | Skerrington No 18 | Hurlford | Merry & Cunninghame | Wm Reid | Labourer | 50 | Above ground | Struck on the head by a crane handle while changing the speed From Main body of report: Happened to a labourer, who, with four other men, was changing a hand crane from the slow to the fast motion with pump-rods, weighing nearly a ton, hanging on the rope. The disengaging of the one set of wheels reversed the direction of the strain on the handles, which broke free from the men's hands, and one of them in coming round struck the deceased on the head and killed him. | |
| 1888 | December | 15 | Broxburn | Uphall, Linlithgow | Broxburn Oil Co Ltd | Robert Anderson | Drawer | 15 | In shale mines | Went into fenced-off upset, where there was gas, with naked light | Newspaper report |
| 1888 | December | 18 | Leven | Wemyss, FIF | Fife Coal Co Ltd | James McDonald | Collier | -- | Miscellaneous underground- on inclined planes | While fixing “cut chain”, loaded tub came away from bench above | |
| 1888 | December | 19 | Muircockhall | Dunfermline, FIF | Dunfermline Coal Co | John Sanders | Labourer | -- | On surface – miscellaneous | Was in waggon disloading a crane, when a log rolled over, and he was knocked out with it. | |
| 1888 | December | 21 | Bredisholm | Bothwell, LKS | Provanhall Coal Co | John Davis | reddsman | 62 | Falls of roof | Redding up stoop | Newspaper Report - Old Monkland pages |
| 1888 | December | 22 | Coltness | Cambusnethan, LKS | Coltness Iron Co Ltd | Michael Hendry | Drawer | 15 | Miscellaneous underground- by tubs and trams | Was in front of loaded tub on a road with a slight dip, when it overpowered him | |
| 1888 | December | 24 | Ashgill | Dalserf, LKS | Brand & Co | William Smith | ---- | -- | In shafts – whilst ascending or descending by machinery | Fell off cage while ascending | |
| 1888 | December | 25 | Bothwell Castle | Bothwell, LKS | William Baird & Co | Francis McKay | Bottomer | 24 | In shafts – whilst ascending or descending by machinery | Rope slipped off pulley and cage fell 14ft. He was thrown off | Newspaper report- Bothwell pages |
| 1888 | December | 26 | Eddlewood | Hamilton, LKS | Eddlewood Coal Co Ltd | John McNamara | Drawer | 15 | Miscellaneous underground- by tubs and trams | In trying to stop two loaded tubs he fell in front, and they ran over him | |
| 1888 | December | 27 | Woodend | Torphichen, Linlithgow | Coltness Iron Co Ltd | James Laird | Collier | 31 | Falls of roof | At face; long wall | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1888 | December | 29 | Portland No 5 | Hurlford | Eglinton Iron Co | John Ross | Blacksmith | -- | In shafts | Cage stuck in the shaft and dropped away with him in it | |
| 1888 | December | -- | Holmes No 3 | Hurlford | John Horne & Sons | David Gray | Pony driver | -- | Miscellaneous underground | Drowned while riding on a pony into water From Main body of report: He and another driver took their ponies for the sake of amusement to a part of the workings where water lay to a depth of several feet. One pony went into the water and would not come out again, whereupon the deceased mounted the other and rode into the water after it, following it round the corner of a pillar out of his companion's sight. What happened there is not known, but the deceased, after calling out once, made no reply to the repeated calls of his companion who, becoming alarmed, ran for assistance, and two hours elapsed ere the dead body was found in about 3 1/2 feet of water. |
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