| 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 |
| 1928 | January | 1 | Glencraig Colliery | John Stenhouse | Duncan | Newspaper report - Ballingry pages FAI reported in Dunfermline Journal 14 January 1928 (not yet transcribed) |
| 1928 | January | 2 | Plean Colliery | George Amos | Wright | Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages |
| 1928 | January | 3 | Bannockburn Colliery | George | Mercer | Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages |
| 1928 | January | 5 | Aitken Colliery | Martin | Digan | Newspaper report - Beath pages |
| 1928 | January | 8 | Glencraig Colliery | William | Whyte | Newspaper report - Ballingry pages |
| Simpson | Mitchell | |||||
| 1928 | January | 13 | Kippsbyre Colliery | Bernard | McCafferty | Newspaper report - New Monkland pages |
| 1928 | January | 14 | Westwood Shale Pit | Hugh Lowe | Haddow | Newspaper report - Lothians pages NAS: Fatal Accident Inquiry: Hugh Lowe Haddow, shale miner, 23 Dedridge, Mid Calder, Midlothian, died on 14 January 1928 in Westwood Shale Pit, Livingston Parish, West Lothian, when a quantity of material fell upon him |
| 1928 | January | 14 | Kenmuir Colliery | John Rintoul | Thomson | Register of FAI - roof fall |
| 1928 | January | 16 | Mary Colliery | Edward | Smith | Newspaper report - Ballingry pages |
| 1928 | January | 17 | Woolmet Colliery | Andrew | Swan | Register of FAI - natural causes |
| 1928 | January | 23 | Neilsland Colliery | James | Rae | Newspaper report - Hamilton pages |
| 1928 | January | 23 | No 2 Pit, Blantyre Colliery | Bernard | Gilmore | Register of FAI - struck by waggon |
| 1928 | February | 2 | Tannochside Colliery | Andrew Inglis | Selkirk | Register of FAI - knocked down and run over by race of hutches |
| 1928 | February | 4 | Easton Colliery | James | Strachan | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1928 | February | 6 | No 1 Bank Mine, New Cumnock | Robert | McHallam | Register of FAI - fall of coal from the face |
| 1928 | February | 14 | No 4 Pit, Motherwell Colliery | John Murdoch | Findlay | Register of FAI - electrocuted by falling on wire rope charged with electricity |
| 1928 | February | 14 | Loganlea | Samuel | Wilson | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1928 | February | 14 | Muiredge Colliery | David | Thomson | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1928 | February | 15 | Auchengeich Colliery | Archibald | Orr | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages |
| 1928 | February | 24 | Blairhall Colliery | James | Gunn | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1928 | March | 2 | Kinglassie Colliery | David Evans | Mitchell | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1928 | March | 3 | Bowhill Colliery | Andrew Kay | Winton | Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages |
| 1928 | March | 7 | Bedlay Colliery | Charles | Higgins | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages |
| 1928 | March | 9 | Riddochill Colliery | William | Sloan | FAI record - NAS "William Sloan, coal miner, Church Street, Broxburn, died on 9 March 1928 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on 28 December 1927 in Riddochhill Colliery, Bathgate, when a stone fell upon him" |
| 1928 | March | 17 | Clawfin No 2 Mine, Dalmellington | James | Ferguson | Register of FAI - fall of stone from roof |
| 1928 | March | 18 | Bent Colliery | James Thomson | Orr | Register of FAI - fell down shaft whilst repairing the lining of the shaft |
| 1928 | March | 19 | Dewshill Colliery | Daniel | Kay | FAI record - NAS & death cert. Electrocution |
| 1928 | March | 20 | Newliston shale mine | James | Kay | Newspaper report - Lothians pages NAS: Fatal Accident Inquiry: James Kay, shale miner, Binny Bridge, Uphall, died on 20 March 1928 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on 19 March 1928 in Newliston Shale Mine, Kirkliston Parish, West Lothian, when he was burned by an explosion of firedamp |
| 1928 | March | 28 | Robroyston Colliery | Francis | Henry | Robroyston Page |
| Francis | McGeoch | |||||
| Antanas | Stuksis | |||||
| Robert | Woolley | |||||
| Kazimiras | Yutinskis | |||||
| 1928 | March | 31 | Polton | Alexander | Brown | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1928 | April | 10 | Cadzow Colliery | John Johnstone | Kane | Newspaper report - Hamilton pages |
| 1928 | April | 13 | Blae Mine, Blairadam | George | Bruce | Register of FAI - Thrown from hutch he was riding on |
| 1928 | April | 16 | Kinneddar | Campbell | Fyfe | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1928 | April | 19 | Clyde Colliery | William | Mauchline | Newspaper report - Hamilton pages |
| 1928 | April | 24 | James & Marion Pit, Donibristle Colliery | Thomas | Smith | Newspaper report - Beath pages |
| 1928 | May | 12 | Blackhill | Harry | Halliday | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages |
| 1928 | May | 14 | Foulford | Andrew Miller | Allan | Newspaper report - Beath pages |
| 1928 | May | 15 | Redding | Robert | Easton | Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages |
| 1928 | June | 21 | Furnaceyard | James | Gourlay | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1928 | June | 23 | Haughhead Colliery | John McCleland | McMillan | Register of FAI -crushed between a hutch and the side of the road |
| 1928 | June | 28 | Hyndshaw | Andrew | Hepburn | Register of FAI - while inspecting screening machinery caught by wheelof a shaft steam driver and carried round several times |
| 1928 | June | 30 | Viewpark | James | Carlin | Newspaper report - Bothwell pages |
| 1928 | July | 2 | James& Marion Pit, Donibristle Colliery | Robert | Gilfillan | Septicaemia following injury to right knee by fall of stone. Newspaper report - Beath pages |
| 1928 | July | 4 | Garscube | James | McLaughlin | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages |
| Joseph | Smith | |||||
| 1928 | July | 6 | Deans | Bernard | McCourt | Newspaper report - Lothians pages NAS: Fatal Accident Inquiry: Bernard McCourt, 3 Starlaw Rows, by Bathgate, died on 6 July 1928 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on the same day in No. 4 Shale mine, Deans, after an explosion of firedamp |
| 1928 | July | 9 | Furnaceyard | Thomas | Duffy | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1928 | July | 10 | Newbattle Colliery | Thomas | Reid | Register of FAI - Crushed between two hutches |
| 1928 | July | 29 | No 1 Pit, Bowhill Colliery | George | Cowan | Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages |
| 1928 | August | 2 | Minto Colliery | Robert | Smith | Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages |
| 1928 | August | 4 | Dumbreck Colliery | Francis | McWhinnie | Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages |
| 1928 | August | 8 | Raploch Colliery | Archibald | Gracie | Explosion of gas in working place. An anonymous contributor gave us details of a miner who died of cardiac failure in hospital. As there was no link to an RCE or other indication of a relationship to an accident, this was not added. However we would like to thank them for this entry which was adjacent in the register. |
| 1928 | August | 8 | North Motherwell Colliery | John | Neilson | Register of FAI - fall of stone from the roof |
| 1928 | August | 10 | Lochs Mine, Glenboig | Robert | Brown | FAI record - NAS & death cert. Roof fall |
| 1928 | August | 12 | Cardowan | William Thomas | Cooke | FAI record - NAS & death cert |
| 1928 | August | 14 | Mid Breich Shale Pit | Robert | Brown | Newspaper report - Lothians pages NAS: Fatal Accident Inquiry: Robert Brown, chain-runner, 116 Seafield Rows, by Bathgate, died on 14 August 1928 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on the same day in Mid Breich Shale Pit, Parish of Livingston, West Lothian, when a rake of hutches ran away and he was crushed |
| 1928 | August | 15 | Glencraig Colliery | Robert | Fleming | Newspaper report - Ballingry pages |
| 1928 | August | 18 | Valleyfield Colliery | Thomas | Hutton | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1928 | August | 19 | Glencraig Colliery | Robert | Woods | Newspaper report - Ballingry pages |
| 1928 | August | 20 | Bowhill Colliery | Robert | Doig | Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages |
| 1928 | August | 20 | Jenny Gray Colliery | William | Ramsay | Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages |
| 1928 | August | 24 | Wellesley Colliery | Alex | Gillies | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1928 | August | 24 | Valleyfield | George | Devlin | Injured by roof fall 16 Jun 1927. Article in Evening Telegraph 25 October 1928 - not yet transcribed |
| 1928 | August | 27 | Glencraig Colliery | John | Reilly | Newspaper report - Ballingry pages |
| 1928 | August | 27 | Minto Colliery | Owen | Bonnar | Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages |
| 1928 | August | 27 | Bowhill Colliery | David | Fleming | Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages |
| Lewis | Lawson | |||||
| 1928 | August | 29 | Fauldhead Colliery | Daniel | McAvoy | Newspaper report - Dumfriesshire pages |
| 1928 | September | 2 | Woodmuir Colliery | John Greenshields | Murphy | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1928 | September | 2 | St Flannans Colliery, Twechar | James | Wilson | Register of FAI - septic poisoning following a cut on the forefinger of his right hand in No 2 Pit |
| 1928 | September | 4 | Blantyre Ferme Colliery | James | McMahon | Newspaper report - Bothwell pages |
| 1928 | September | 7 | Dewshill Colliery | Adam | Wilson | Newspaper report - Shotts pages |
| 1928 | September | 14 | Allanton Colliery | Thomas | Stirrat | Newspaper report - Dalserf pages |
| 1928 | September | 15 | Montgomeryfield | Andrew | Hood | Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages |
| 1928 | September | 19 | Greenrigg Colliery | William | Izatt | FAI record - NAS "William Izatt, mine fireman, Beechbank, Harthill, died at Longmore Hospital, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on 19 September 1928 in Greenrigg Colliery, Whitburn, when a stone fell from the roof on him" |
| 1928 | September | 19 | Cornsilloch Colliery | William | Boal | Newspaper report - Dalserf pages |
| John | Craig | |||||
| 1928 | September | 19 | North Lumphinnans Colliery | Archibald | Hall | Newspaper report - Beath pages |
| 1928 | September | 20 | Emily Pit, Arniston Colliery | John | McMillan | Fall of stone from roof - FAI & death cert. |
| 1928 | September | 25 | Duddingston | John Adams | Hamilton | FAI record - NAS "John Adams Hamilton, shale miner, 2 Farquhar Terrace, South Queensferry, died on 25 September 1928 in No. 3 Shale Mine, Duddingston, Abercorn Parish, West Lothian, when he was struck by a piece of shale" |
| 1928 | September | 27 | Carberry Colliery | Alexander | Stewart | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| John | Storrie | |||||
| 1928 | October | 3 | Glencraig Colliery | James | McGowan | Newspaper report - Ballingry pages |
| 1928 | October | 6 | Hamilton Palace Colliery | Sarah | Cunningham | Newspaper report - Bothwellhaugh pages |
| 1928 | October | 7 | Lingerwood Pit | William | Watson | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1928 | October | 7 | Cadzow Colliery | James | Rodden | Newspaper report - Hamilton pages |
| Thomas | Paton | |||||
| 1928 | October | 16 | Aitken Colliery | William | Coyle | Newspaper report - Beath pages |
| 1928 | October | 18 | Braidhurst Colliery, Motherwell | James | Gaitens | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages |
| 1928 | October | 19 | Ross Colliery | Sutherland | McKay | Newspaper report - Hamilton pages |
| 1928 | October | 21 | Glencraig Colliery | Thomas | Livingstone | With thanks to Wendy Eardley for this information |
| 1928 | October | 23 | Lindsay Colliery | James | Duncan | Newspaper report - Beath pages |
| 1928 | October | 24 | Viewpark Colliery | Antanas | Staloraitis | Newspaper report - Bothwell pages |
| 1928 | November | 4 | Bowhill Colliery | William | Keir | Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages |
| 1928 | November | 6 | Lochore Colliery | William | Kennedy | Newspaper report - Ballingry pages |
| 1928 | November | 8 | Hill of Beath Colliery | George | Flockhart | Newspaper report - Beath pages |
| 1928 | November | 9 | Polton | James | Brock | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1928 | November | 12 | Randolph Colliery | William | Melville | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1928 | November | 13 | Barony Colliery | William | Rae | Register of FAI - injuries sustained on 30 October 1928 by slipping and falling while descending an outside metal stair |
| 1928 | November | 15 | Blantyreferme Colliery | James | Baxter | Newspaper report - Bothwell pages |
| 1928 | November | 15 | Fauldhead Colliery | John Henry | Hankinson | Newspaper report - Dumfriesshire pages |
| 1928 | November | 16 | Polmaise Colliery | Andrew | McGoogan | Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages |
| 1928 | November | 16 | Tulligarth Colliery | Adam Hedley | Cole | FAI record - NAS "Adam Hedley Cole, miner, 12 West Vennel, Alloa, died on 16 November 1928 at the Longmore Home for Incurables, Salisbury Place, from injuries sustained on 19 April 1927at Tulligarth Colliery, Clackmannan, when a stone fell from the roof upon him" |
| 1928 | November | 19 | Easterhill Colliery, Tollcross | Robert | Denniston | FAI record - NAS & death cert |
| 1928 | November | 21 | Brownlee Colliery | Adam | McPate | FAI record - NAS & death cert |
| 1928 | November | 25 | Watsonfield Colliery, Morningside | Francis | Murphy | Register of FAI- explosion of gunpowder |
| 1928 | December | 5 | Fallin Colliery | Robert | Somerville | Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages |
| 1928 | December | 8 | No 13 Pit, Rosehall Collieries | Daniel | Murray | Register of FAI - injuries caused by part of roof of workig place falling on him |
| 1928 | December | 10 | Riddochill Colliery | Robert | Strang | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1928 | December | 11 | Polmaise Colliery, Millhall | Alan | McDonald | Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages |
| 1928 | December | 17 | Devon Colliery | George | Fayall | FAI record - NAS "George Fayall, miner's drawer, 5 James Place, Coalsnaughton, died on 17 December 1928 at the Clackmannan County Hospital, Alloa, from injuries sustained on 7 December 1928 at the Devon Colliery, Sauchie, when a large piece of coal fell on to his right foot causing septicaemia" |
| 1928 | December | 20 | Cadzow Colliery | John | Dickson | Newspaper report - Hamilton pages |
| 1928 | December | 20 | Bent Colliery | John | McIntyre | Natural causes - Newspaper report - Hamilton pages |
| 1928 | December | 21 | Viewpark Colliery | John | Buchanan | Register of FAI - killed by clothing being caught in sprocket wheel whirled round main shaft |
| 1928 | December | 26 | Francis Pit, Dysart | Allan McPherson | Cameron | Register of FAI - injuries sustained by being caught in the machinery at the weighbridge |
| 1928 | December | 31 | Kames Colliery | William | Marshall | Newspaper Report - Muirkirk pages |
| 1928 | NK | NK | No 2 Pit, Hamilton Palace Colliery | Thomas Gray | Brown | Register of FAI - run down and dragged by one of two loaded hutches drawn by a pony |
| 1928 | NK | NK | No 1 Pit, Bothwell Park Colliery | William | Cain | Register of FAI - caught and crushed between two rakes |
| 1928 | NK | NK | No 12 Pit, Greenhill Colliery | William | James | Register of FAI - caught by a shaft in motion and pulled upwards |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Nos 3 and 4 Priory Pit, Bothwell Castle Colliery | Henry | McRoberts | Register of FAI - blood poisoning following injury through right arm being caught between the buffers of two waggons |
| 1928 | NK | NK | East Roughrigg Colliery, Avonbridge | David | Johnstone | Register of FAI - burned on head chest arms and hands by explosion of gas |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Cleuch Mine | James | Johnstone | Register of FAI - knocked down by three runaway hutches |
| 1928 | NK | NK | No 2 Pit, Allanton Colliery | George | Cowie | Register of FAI - fall of stone from the side of the road |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Glebe Mine, Douglas Colliery | William Walker | Neilson | Register of FAI - falling from top of chimney in course of erection |
| 1928 | NK | NK | No 2 Pit, Vogrie | George | Fraser | Register of FAI - carbon monoxide poisoning |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Milnquarter Fireclay Mine, High Bonnybridge | William McMurdo | Wells | Register of FAI - quantity of fireclay and ganister fell on him |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Lady Ha' Pit,Kilwinning | Charles | Inglis | Register of FAI - fall of stone from the roof |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Shewalton No 2 Mine, Dundonald | Alexander | Smith | Register of FAI - caught in the revolving picks of a coal cutting machine |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Sundrum No 3 Mine | Andrew | Wilson | Register of FAI - knocked down by a runaway hutch |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Michael Colliery | John | Forsyth | Register of FAI - crushed by a tub of coal |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Auchengeich Colliery | John | Moffat | Register of FAI - blood poisoning following injury toone of his fingers sustained in colliery |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Prestongrange Colliery | Robert | Clelland | Register of FAI - injuries sustained while firing a shot |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Castlehill Colliery | Richard | Knight | Register of FAI - injured by derailed loaded hutch after being replaced on the rails crushing or knocking him against the wall by reason ofother hutches pressing against it. |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Parkneuk Colliery | George | Smart | Register of FAI - injuries sustained through the balance or bell hammer falling down the shaft and striking him |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Gateside Colliery, Cambuslang | Henry | Walker | Register of FAI - fall of fireclay |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Carberry Colliery | David | McNeill | Register of FAI - crushed between two loaded hutches |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Branchal Colliery | Thomas | Anderson | Register of FAI - fall of stone |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Ross Colliery | James | Lamb | Register of FAI - knocked down by a loaded wagon and crushed between it and a stationary wagon |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Coats Park Colliery | James | Maxwell | Register of FAI - through gas being ignited and causing an explosion |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Mine No 2, Auchincruive | John | Nimmo | Register of FAI - fall of stone from roof |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Roslin Colliery | William | Davidson | Register of FAI - fall of material from the working face |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Fergushill Colliery | Neil Campbell | Andrew | Register of FAI - brake lever of haulage engine breaking and striking him on chest |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Prestongrange Colliery | John | Winters | Register of FAI - fall of stone from roof |
| 1928 | NK | NK | Auchlochan Colliery | James | Watson | Register of FAI - blood poisoning following wounds to his hand in No 6 pit |