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If the name of the pit is not stated in records, we have recorded this as NK
with the miner's usual residence added as an approximate indicator of area
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121 were killed in 116 accidents in 1921
- information from the Report of the HM Inspector of Mines for 1921 - Scottish Division [Scotsman 22 November 1922] |
Currently this page lists 103 fatalities
| This page contains fatalities sourced from the Registers/Indexes of Fatal Accident Inquiries. These records do not list the date of death, only the date of the FAI records. Dates of death will be added when time and finances permit, meantime undated records from this source are highlighted with a blue background at the foot of the main table |
| Year | Month | Day | Name of Colliery | First Name | Surname | Extra information/ Source |
| 1921 | January | 7 | Murdostoun Colliery | George | Auld | Register of FAI - fall of stone from roof of working place |
| 1921 | January | 10 | Blantyre | John | Devlin | Register of FAI - run down by a runaway hutch loaded with coal |
| 1921 | January | 17 | Smeaton | Henry | Nelson | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1921 | January | 19 | Dixon's Pit, Blantyre | Alexander | Young | Newspaper report - Blantyre pages |
| 1921 | January | 20 | Kinnedar | William | Stobie | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1921 | January | 25 | Murdostoun Colliery | William Kennedy | Struthers | Natural causes. With thanks to William Struthers Mcallister for this information. |
| 1921 | January | 25 | Prestongrange | Patrick | Kelly (or McGeechan) | Register of FAI - Fell down shaft (not in course of his employment) |
| 1921 | February | 3 | NK - Burnhead, Larkhall area | James | Rundell | Injuries received thrugh jumping off runaway hutch. Deat certificate, RCE and article in Motherwell Times 11 February 1921 page 6, column 2 |
| 1921 | February | 5 | No 2 Pit, Lochore | William | Kilgallon | Report of FAI in Dunfermline Journal 2 April 1921 (not yet transcribed) - contracted pneumonia after immersion in water in sump |
| 1921 | February | 8 | Rosehall | George | Smith | Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages |
| 1921 | February | 8 | Polton Colliery | Alberto | Cupiti | Register of FAI - Crushed between descending cage and side of shaft |
| 1921 | February | 10 | Auchengeich | John | Timmins | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages |
| Michael | MacKay | |||||
| 1921 | February | 11 | Rosshill Shale Mine | David | Robertson | FAI record - NAS "David Robertson, miner's drawer, Caledonia House, High Street, South Queensferry, died on 11 February 1921 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on 9 February 1921 in Rosshill Shale Mine, Dalmeny, when an ignition of gas took place and he was burned" |
| 1921 | February | 13 | No.3 pit Priory Colliery Blantyre | William | Bowie | With thanks to Alex Bowie for this information |
| 1921 | February | 13 | Northfield Colliery | John | Quink | Headstone |
| 1921 | February | 14 | Torbanehill | William James | Lindsay | FAI record - NAS "William James Lindsay, miner, West Mains cottage, Bathgate, died on 14 February 1921 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on the same day in Torbanehill Colliery, Bathgate Parish, Linlithgowshire, when a charge of gelignite exploded and pieces of rock struck him" |
| 1921 | February | 19 | Gordon | Alexander | Walls | Newspaper report - Beath pages |
| 1921 | February | 23 | Dunnett Shale Mine | James | Potter | FAI record - NAS "James Potter, miner, 2 Shrine Place, Broxburn, died on 23 February 1921 in the Dunnet Shale Mine, Broxburn, Linlithgowshire, when a quantity of shale fell upon him" |
| 1921 | February | 26 | Hamilton Palace Colliery | Michael | Murray | Register of FAI - fall of stone from the roof |
| 1921 | March | 7 | Dalquhandy Colliery | James Thomson | Robertson | FAI record - NAS & death certificate |
| 1921 | March | 7 | Meiklehill Colliery | James | Findlay | FAI record - NAS & death certificate |
| 1921 | March | 15 | Allanton Colliery | Charles | O'Neil | FAI & death cert. |
| 1921 | March | 18 | Spindleside Colliery | Robert | Mackay | Newspaper report - Shotts pages |
| Thomas | Buchanan | |||||
| 1921 | March | 19 | Victoria, West Wemyss | John | Black | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1921 | March | 21 | NK Coatbridge area | Thomas | M'Ewan | With thanks to Shona Black for providing this information |
| 1921 | March | 22 | Dykehead | James | Clark | Newspaper report - Dalserf pages |
| 1921 | March | 22 | Dykehead | William | McMillan | Newspaper report - Dalserf pages |
| 1921 | March | 25 | Aitken | Robert | Rodger | Newspaper report - Beath pages |
| 1921 | March | 28 | Dundonald Colliery | David Logie Davidson | Young | Report of FAI in Dunfermline Journal 21 May 1921 (partly illegible) - runaway hutches |
| 1921 | April | 4 | Frankfield, Shettleston | John Brown | Russell | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages |
| 1921 | April | 7 | NK (Slamannan area) | Andrew | Morris | FAI record - NAS & death certificate |
| 1921 | April | 8 | Mary Pit, Lochore | Charles | O'Donnell | Report of FAI in Dunfermline Journal 21 May 1921 (partly illegible) - fall from decayed stairway |
| 1921 | April | 21 | Calderhead | Alexander | McLean | Newspaper report - Shotts pages |
| 1921 | April | 23 | Outcrop seam, Newarthill | Alexander | Craig | Newspaper report - Bothwell pages |
| 1921 | April | 23 | Outcrop seam, Torphichen | George | Bingham | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1921 | April | 25 | Outcrop at Kirkconnel | William | Gallacher | Newspaper report - Dumfriesshire pages |
| 1921 | May | 3 | Mid Breich Shale Pit | Peter | Carrol | FAI record - NAS "Peter Carrol, miner, 47 Seafield Rows, Livingston Parish, Linlithgowshire, died on 3 May 1921 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on 1 May 1921 in Mid Breich Shale Pit, Livingston Parish, when he was struck by a piece of shale from a shot fired" |
| 1921 | May | 9 | Outcrop at Robroyston | Charles | Cassells | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages |
| 1921 | May | 13 | NK Douglas area | John | Wilson | FAI record - NAS & death certificate |
| 1921 | June | 7 | Kinglassie | Thomas | Duncan | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1921 | July | 4 | Northfield Colliery | William | Frame | Headstone |
| 1921 | July | 17 | Rosehall | Eliza Boyle | Baird | Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages |
| Agnes | Baird | |||||
| 1921 | July | 18 | Blantyre Ferme | John | Gillespie | Newspaper report - Blantyre Ferme page |
| Alexander | McMillan | |||||
| Patrick | Barkie | |||||
| George | Paton | |||||
| 1921 | July | 20 | Kinneil | Samuel | Forrester | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1921 | July | 21 | Loudoun No 3 | Moses | Wilson | With thanks to Stuart Brown for providing this info. |
| 1921 | July | 21 | Glenclelland Colliery | Robert | O'Hare | Death certificate and article in Motherwell Times November 1921 Page 3 column 4 |
| 1921 | July | 23 | Mossbeath | Robert | Innes | Newspaper report - Beath pages |
| 1921 | July | 26 | Kingshill Colliery | Peter | Allan | Newspaper report - Shotts pages |
| 1921 | August | 3 | Lindsay Colliery | James | Campbell | Newspaper report - Beath pages |
| 1921 | August | 12 | Bowhill Colliery | Samuel | McGhee | Newspaper report - Beath pages |
| 1921 | August | 18 | Lumphinnans | John | Hunter | Newspaper report - Beath pages Dunfermline Journal 24 September 1921 - not yet transcribed |
| 1921 | August | 26 | Valleyfield | Daniel | Banks | Newspaper report - Fife pages Dunfermline Journal 24 September 1921 - not yet transcribed |
| 1921 | August | 29 | Lawfield (outcrop) | James | Gillon | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| James | Gillon jr | |||||
| 1921 | September | 3 | NK (Cowdenbeath area | Harry | Litster | Injuries received on 30th April 1920 in a pit by a piece of coal falling on him from the face |
| 1921 | September | 6 | Dalkeith | Michael | Smith | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1921 | September | 6 | Bowhill Colliery | John | Adamson | Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages |
| 1921 | September | 10 | Raith | William | Kirk | Newspaper report - Beath pages |
| 1921 | September | 10 | Bedlay | James | Reilly | New Monkland accidents |
| 1921 | September | 12 | Leven No 1 Pit | George | Black | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1921 | September | 15 | No 3 North Motherwell | Richard | Roberts | Fall of stone. With thanks to an anonymous contributor for this information |
| 1921 | September | 20 | Easton | John | Kelly | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1921 | September | 20 | Lady Ha' | Daniel | Wales | Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages |
| 1921 | September | 21 | Old Orbiston | James | O'Reilly | Newspaper report - Bothwell pages |
| 1921 | October | 4 | Blairhall | Robert Marshall | Gentleman | Newspaper report - Fife pages NB Gives name as George Marshall |
| 1921 | October | 11 | Aitken | David McIntyre | Drysdale | Newspaper report - Beath pages |
| 1921 | October | 11 | NK - Dalkeith area | William Fraser | Lawrie | Fractured spine received while at work |
| 1921 | October | 14 | Cauldhouse | James | Goldie | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1921 | October | 14 | Wellesley | Andrew | Hogg | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| David | Hogg | |||||
| 1921 | October | 16 | Nos 3&4 Shettleston | Joseph | Connolly | FAI record - NAS & death certificate |
| 1921 | October | 19 | Shale Mine, Philpstoun | Andrew | Kilpatrick | FAI record - NAS "Andrew Kilpatrick, miner's drawer, 57 Hope Street, Philpstoun, died on 19 October 1921 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on the same day in No. 1 Shale Mine, Philpstoun, Linlithgowshire, when a quantity of shale fell upon him" |
| 1921 | October | 20 | Lochgelly | Andrew | Hunter | Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages |
| 1921 | October | 23 | NK (Lesmahagow area) | Robert | Bradford | FAI record - NAS & death certificate |
| 1921 | October | 24 | Pannie | Robert | Traill | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| George | Burt | |||||
| 1921 | October | 24 | Holytown Colliery | Andrew | Duthert | Newspaper report - Bothwell pages |
| 1921 | November | 2 | Westrigg Colliery | John Stephenson | Thomson | FAI record - NAS & death certificate |
| 1921 | November | 4 | Balbardie | James | Small | FAI record - NAS "James Small, mine roadsman, 19 Marjoribanks Street, Bathgate, died on 4 November 1921 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on the same day in No. 2 Pit, Balbardie, Hopetoun Colliery, Bathgate, when he was run over by a runaway hutch" |
| 1921 | November | 14 | Lethans Colliery | David | Johnston | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1921 | November | 15 | Wellesley | John | Cooper | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1921 | November | 16 | Giffnock | William | Cairns | Renfrewshire accidents |
| 1921 | November | 20 | Lady Veronica Pit, Blairhall | John | Hutton | Report of FAI in Dunfermline Journal 17 Dec 1921 (not yet transcribed) - injuries received 8 Jan 1921 by fall of material from roof |
| 1921 | November | 21 | Gateside | James | Smeaton | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages |
| 1921 | November | 24 | NK Portobello area | James | Hanna | FAI record and death certificate |
| 1921 | November | 26 | Donibristle | Robert | Anderson | Newspaper report - Beath pages |
| 1921 | December | 1 | Gain Mine, Glenboig | Alastair McCallum | Beattie | Death certificate & FAI reference |
| 1921 | December | 5 | Smeaton | John | Thompson | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1921 | December | 7 | Glencraig Colliery | Michael | Ghilmartin | Newspaper report - Ballingry pages |
| 1921 | December | 8 | Southrigg | Thomas | Griffith | FAI record - NAS "Thomas Griffith, miner, Craigview, Main Street, Harthill, died on 8 December 1921at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on 8 November 1921 in No. 3 Pit, Southrigg Colliery, Whitburn Parish, Linlithgowshire, when he was crushed between a full hutch and the roof" |
| 1921 | December | 9 | Woolmet | Robert Gibson | Hamilton | FAI record and death certificate |
| 1921 | December | 12 | NK (West Calder area shale mine) | Robert Watson Frame | Bird | Death certificate & FAI record |
| 1921 | December | 23 | Drumley | Gilbert | Thomson | Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages |
| Neil | Clinton | |||||
| 1921 | December | 28 | Dechmont, Cambuslang | Robert | Syme | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages |
| 1921 | NK | NK | Blantyre | Alexander | Young | Register of FAI - crushed by waggon |
| 1921 | NK | NK | Gateside Colliery, Cambuslang | James | McAllister | Register of FAI - fall of stone from roof |
| 1921 | NK | NK | Skellyton Colliery | James | Rundell | Register of FAI - injured while riding on rake of loaded hutches when coupling broke and deceased jumped from hutch |