| Statistics from the Report of the HM Inspector of
Mines for 1934 - Scottish Division Total 110 accidents resulting in 119 deaths Explosions of firedamp or coal dust – 5 accidents/ 11 deaths Falls of side – 9 accidents/ 9 deaths Falls of roof – 41 accidents/ 41 deaths Shaft accidents – 3 accidents/ 4 deaths Underground haulage accidents – 17 accidents/ 17 deaths Misc. Underground accident – 22 accidents/ 24 deaths On surface: on railways, sidings, or tramways – 8 accidents/ 8 deaths On surface: elsewhere – 5 accidents/ 5 deaths |
| Year | Month | Day | Name of Colliery | First Name | Surname | Extra information/ Source |
| 1934 | January | 13 | Dewshill Colliery | Archibald | Weir | NAS FAI & death cert |
| 1934 | January | 14 | Kennox Colliery | John | Robb | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages With thanks to Austin Samson for this information |
| 1934 | January | 17 | Carberry | James | Dillon | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1934 | January | 17 | NK Forth area | John Walker | Graham | NAS FAI & death cert |
| 1934 | January | 20 | Bredisholm | George | Thomson | NAS FAI & death cert |
| 1934 | January | 30 | Victoria, West Wemyss | William | McLaren | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1934 | February | 3 | Fallin | George | Forbes | Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages |
| John | Samson | |||||
| William | Quinn | |||||
| 1934 | February | 15 | Mary Colliery | James | Grant | FAI & death cert |
| 1934 | February | 20 | Minto Colliery | James Penman | Bewick | Crushed between railway waggon & wall |
| 1934 | February | 21 | Pennyvenie | William | McConnachie | Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages |
| 1934 | February | 28 | Nellie Colliery | James Walker | Hendry | Fall of roof |
| 1934 | March | 2 | Bowhill Colliery | David Murdoch Barnes | Anderson | Headstone & death certificate - Roof fall |
| 1934 | March | 6 | Manor Powis | Andrew | Harley | Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages |
| 1934 | March | 15 | Cardowan | Hugh | Rice | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages |
| 1934 | March | 15 | NK - Hamilton area | Malcolm | McCormack | NAS FAI & death cert |
| 1934 | March | 16 | Littlemill | Daniel | Wilson | Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages |
| 1934 | March | 19 | NK - Addiewell area | Thomas | Steel | Died of bronchial pneumonia following injuries to neck sustained by deceased throowing himself clear of a fall of stone from the roof of his working lace. |
| 1934 | March | 20 | Quarter Colliery | James | Hamilton | Newspaper report - Hamilton pages |
| 1934 | March | 30 | Polkemmet | James | McGroarty | FAI record – NAS " James McGroarty, brusher, 8 Townhead Gardens, Whitburn, died on 30 March 1934 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on 29 March 1934 in Polkemmet Colliery, Whitburn, West Lothian, when a piece of coal fell upon him" |
| 1934 | April | 2 | Lady Helen Pit | Alexander | Watters | Injuries sustained from fall of coal on 14 March 1934 |
| 1934 | April | 14 | Rosehall Colliery | Pijuszas | Maczas | NAS FAI & death cert |
| 1934 | April | 16 | Bardykes | Edward | Liddell | Newspaper report - Blantyre pages |
| 1934 | April | 24 | Lumphinnans | William | Porterfield | Newspaper report - Beath pages |
| 1934 | April | 25 | Prestonlinks | George | Fairbairn | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1934 | May | 2 | Easton Pit, Bathgate | John | Murphy | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1934 | May | 7 | Newcraighall | Alexander | Campbell | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1934 | May | 9 | Preston Links collier | George | Ritchie | Electrocuted |
| 1934 | May | 15 | Fauldhouse | Thomas | Sharp | FAI record – NAS "Thomas Sharp, coal miner, 141 Lanrigg Road, Fauldhouse, died on 15 May 1934 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on 7 May 1934 in Fauldhouse Colliery, Fauldhouse, West Lothian, while pushing a hutch, he slipped and fell injuring his back" |
| 1934 | May | 16 | Wellesley | Thomas | Nicol | Died of crushing injuries received in pit. With thanks to James Blair for information on this fatality |
| 1934 | May | 18 | Bowhill Colliery | Thomas Bell | Anderson | Natural causes |
| 1934 | May | 20 | Polkemmet | Michael | Ezzie | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1934 | June | 4 | No 4 pit, Polmaise Colliery | Samuel | Hamilton | Fall of stone from roof (Fallin memorial list) |
| 1934 | June | 21 | NK (Tannochside area) | Alexander | Rennie | Erysipelas following injuries received on 4 June 1934 - struck on nose by small piece of coal when breaking large piece with pick |
| 1934 | June | 22 | No 7 Cowdenbeath Colliery | William | Carruthers | Injuries received 26 March 1932 - crushed by rake of hutches |
| 1934 | June | 25 | Duddingston | David | Harris |
Newspaper
report - Lothians pages NAS: Fatal Accident Inquiry: David Harris, shale miner's drawer, 160 Frankford Place, Broxburn, died on 25 June 1934 in No. 3 Mine Duddingston, Winchburgh, when a stone from the roof fell on him |
| 1934 | June | 28 | Furnaceyard | John Burns | Penman | FAI record – NAS " John Burns Penman, coal miner, 34 Furnace Row, Bo'ness, died on 28 June 1934 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on 6 February 1934 in Furnaceyard Pit, Bo'ness, West Lothian, when a quantity coal fell upon him" |
| 1934 | July | 1 | Polmaise | Walter | Agnew | Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages |
| George | Kerr | |||||
| 1934 | July | 5 | Lochore Colliery | Peter | Hogg | Newspaper report - Ballingry pages |
| 1934 | July | 10 | Glencraig Colliery | Charles | Stewart | Roof fall |
| 1934 | July | 16 | Whitehill Colliery | James Lowe | Noble | Fall of stone |
| 1934 | July | 25 | Fauldhead | Michael | Carroll | Newspaper report - Dumfriesshire pages |
| 1934 | July | 30 | Smeaton | George | Duncan | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1934 | August | 1 | Emily Pit Arniston Colliery | William Lindsay | Murray | Crushed by large wheel falling on him - FAI & death cert |
| 1934 | August | 1 | Climpy | David Waddell | Tennant | FAI record – NAS & death cert. |
| 1934 | August | 2 | Whitehill Colliery | Andrew | Morris | Crushed between buffers of railway waggons |
| 1934 | August | 5 | Douglas Castle Colliery | Hector James | MacPherson | FAI record – NAS & death cert. |
| 1934 | August | 7 | Burghlee Colliery | Alexander | Moir | Crushed by tub |
| 1934 | August | 11 | Blairhall | John | Dunsmore | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1934 | August | 14 | Rosehall | Andrew | Craig | Rosehall Colliery accident page |
| Matthew | Martin | |||||
| Samuel | Mayberry | |||||
| Taylor | Quate | |||||
| David | Wilkinson | |||||
| 1934 | August | 15 | Douglas Colliery | John | Neilson | FAI record – NAS & death cert. |
| 1934 | August | 23 | Brigghills | James | Murray | Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages |
| 1934 | August | 28 | Wester Gartshore | James | Cunningham | FAI record – NAS & death cert. |
| 1934 | September | 1 | Westwood | James | Molloy | FAI record – NAS "James Molloy, shale miner, Westwood House, Blackburn, died on 1 September 1934 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on 29 August 1934 in Westwood Shale Pit, Blackburn, West Lothian, when material fell from the roof on him" |
| 1934 | September | 7 | Baton | Patrick | Close | Newspaper report - Shotts pages |
| 1934 | September | 13 | Rosehall | John | McDermid | Newspaper report - Bothwell pages |
| 1934 | September | 13 | Ferniegair | David | Hamilton | Death certificate & RCE only |
| 1934 | September | 15 | Frances | James | Thomson | Electric shock. With thanks to an anonymous contributor for this information |
| 1934 | September | 19 | Rosie | Robert Cowan | Mercer | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1934 | September | 19 | Whitehill | Allan | Lorimer | Natural causes - NAS FAI & death cert |
| 1934 | September | 20 | Auchengeich | Robert Craig | Smart | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages |
| 1934 | September | 22 | Lethans Colliery | John | Farrell | Blasting accident |
| 1934 | September | 25 | Woodhall Colliery | Walter Drew | Kerr | Natural causes |
| 1934 | September | 25 | Fauldhead | James | Dargavel | Newspaper report - Dumfriesshire pages |
| 1934 | October | 3 | Auchengeich | John | McAloon | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages |
| 1934 | October | 9 | Garscube | Thomas | McAloon | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages |
| 1934 | October | 12 | Blantyreferme | Robert Paterson | Sneddon | With thanks to Tam Paterson Sneddon for this information |
| 1934 | October | 15 | Smeaton Colliery | James Laidlaw | Combe | Run over by loaded tubs |
| 1934 | October | 22 | Milton | Balfour Westwater | Hutchison | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1934 | October | 22 | Kames, Ayrshire | James | Higgins | Struck by runaway hutch - FAI NAS & death cert |
| 1934 | October | 26 | Aitken Colliery | Thomas | Morton | Injuries received by stone falling from roof of working on 30 December 1933 |
| 1934 | October | 27 | Emily Pit, Arniston | Henry Ratcliffe | Blyth | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1934 | October | 30 | Valleyfield | Arthur | Brunton | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1934 | October | 31 | Gilmerton | Robert | Baxter | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1934 | November | 2 | Bowhill | Alexander | Lamb | Fall of roof. With thanks to Maryellen Cairns (Nee Lamb) for this information |
| 1934 | November | 4 | Shields | Robert | Gillespie | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages |
| 1934 | November | 16 | Vogrie Colliery | John | Galloway | Death certificate and FAI notice |
| 1934 | November | 17 | Loganlea Colliery | Robert | Scott | Death certificate and FAI notice |
| 1934 | November | 21 | Woolmet | James | Primrose | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1934 | November | 21 | Frances | Archibald | Hugh | Newspaper report - Fife pages Name on Frances Colliery Memorial but wrongly given as Hugh Archibald |
| 1934 | November | 22 | Easton | Joseph | Cowley | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1934 | November | 23 | Randolph | James | Collins | Newspaper report - Fife pages |
| 1934 | November | 30 | Manor Powis | John Mitchell | Wylie | Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages |
| 1934 | December | 1 | Littlemill Colliery | John Grugan | Black (AKA Blackwood) | Struck by prop dislodged by fall of stone from roof. FAI - NAS and death certificate |
| 1934 | December | 2 | Polkemmet | George | Simpson | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1934 | December | 4 | Wellesley Colliery | John Fairnie | Davidson | Multiple fractures and shock as the result of an accident |
| 1934 | December | 6 | Lindsay | David | Buchanan | Newspaper report - Beath pages |
| 1934 | December | 13 | Kingshill | William | Douglas | Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages |
| James | McCallum | |||||
| Edward | Stewart | |||||
| 1934 | December | 19 | Castlehill | Robert Allan | Auld | Natural causes - NAS FAI & death cert |
| 1934 | December | 19 | Furnaceyard | George | Kerr | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |
| 1934 | December | 24 | Nellie Colliery | Walter | Rolland | Septicaemia from injuries received on 6 December 1934 by rail falling on his left thumb. Dunfermline Press 29 December 1934 - not transcribed |
| 1934 | December | 29 | Easton | Hugh | Aitken | Newspaper report - Lothians pages |