Scottish Mining Website

Index to deaths in Scotland 1950 to 1954
These names are sourced from a variety of records including newspapers, lists of fatal accident inquiries, memorials and death certificates.
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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

Year	Month	Day	Colliery	District	First Name	Surname	Age	Occupation	Cause	Information on site or Source
1950	January	1	Blairmuckhill	Lanarkshire	Peter	McGilp		surface worker	Struck and knocked down by the safety gate of a cage	NAS FAI: "Peter McGilp, surface worker, 28 Peden Street, Eastfield, Harthill, Lanarkshire, died on 1 January 1950 at Bangour Hospital, Broxburn, from injuries sustained on 15 December 1949 at Blairmuckhill Colliery, Harthill, when he was struck and knocked down by the safety gate of a cage"
1950	January	16	Minto Colliery	Fife	Bernard	Matthews		miner	Crushed by a fall from the roof in the underground workings	NAS FAI: "Bernard Matthews, miner, 9 Hunter Street, Lochgelly, Fife, died on 16 Jan 1950 at Minto Colliery, Cardenden, Parish of Auchterderran, Fife, when he was crushed by a fall from the roof in the underground workings"
1950	January	19	Aitken	Fife	Henry	Robertson	53	back brusher	Crushed by a fall from the roof in the underground workings	NAS FAI: "Henry Robertson, back brusher, Ross's Buildings, Station Road, Kelty, Fife, died on 19 Jan 1950 at Aitken Colliery, Kelty, Parish of Beath, Fife, when he was crushed by a fall from the roof in the underground workings"
1950	January	20	Smeaton Colliery	Lothian	James McCaskell	Goodall	46	coal miner	Natural causes	FAI notification - Scotsman 8 March 1950
1950	January	22	Cardowan Colliery	Lanarkshire	James	Paterson	17	colliery surfaceman	Struck by tub	Headstone and death certificate
1950	January	26	Cardowan Colliery	Lanarkshire	Matthew	Henderson	66	coal miner	Natural causes	Headstone and death certificate
1950	February	3	Aitken	Fife	Adam	Forsyth	38	miner	Crushed against a roof support by a tub in the underground workings	NAS FAI: "Adam Forsyth, miner, 97 Balbedie Avenue, Lochore, Fife, died on 3 Feb 1950 at Aitken Colliery, Kelty, Parish of Beath, Fife, when he was crushed against a roof support by a tub in the underground workings" Also Dundee Courier 4 February 1950
1950	February	21	NCB Central Workshops, Cowdenbeath	Fife	William	Carmichael		oiler and beltman	Natural causes	NAS FAI "William Carmichael, oiler and beltman, 49 Greenbank Drive, Cowdenbeath, died on 21 Feb 1950 from natural causes, coronary artery thrombosis, in the National Coal Board Central Workshops, Church Street, Cowdenbeath, Fife"
1950	February	23	Glencraig Colliery	Fife	John Samuel	Coutts		colliery surface worker	Crushed between a moving bogie and a rail on the redd bing	NAS FAI "John Samuel Coutts, colliery surface worker, 12 Castle avenue, Crosshill, Glencraig, died on 23 Feb 1950 at Glencraig Colliery, Glencraig, Parish of Ballingry, Fife, when he was crushed between a moving bogie and a rail on the redd bing"
1950	March	1	Mauchline Colliery	Ayrshire	Alexander Gibson	Hamilton		colliery machineman	NK (multiple injuries)	NAS FAI & death cert. "Alexander Gibson Hamilton, colliery machineman, 5 Sannox Road, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, died 1 Mar 1950"
1950	March	2	Aitken	Fife	John Henderson	Cook	30	coal miner	Crushed by coal	NAS FAI: "John Henderson Cook, coal miner, 72 Lochleven Terrace, Kelty, died on 2 Mar 1950 at Aitken Colliery, Kelty, Parish of Beath, Fife, when he was crushed against a roof prop by a large piece of coal which had burst from the coal face at Section No. 3, Lower Jersey, Seam of No. 1. Pit" Also Evening Telegraph 2 March 1950
1950	March	23	Unknown (Falkirk area)	Stirlingshire	Thomas Cleland	Bowie	46	engineer	Fractured skull in fall from pithed frame on concrete (26 feet)	NAS "Jury list for 20 June 1950 for Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Thomas Cleland Bowie, engineer, 51 West Main Street, Whitburn; list of witnesses; newspaper public notice of inquiry." & death cert.
1950	March	27	Gilmerton	Lothian	John	McAlpine	45	Miner	Overcome by black damp	Report Scotsman 28 March 1950 & FAI notification Scotsman 26 May 1950
1950	March	27	Gilmerton	Lothian	James Dick	Close	31	Miner	Overcome by black damp
1950	April	4	Wellesley Colliery	Fife	Robert	Cairns	50		Collapsed	Article in Dundee Courier 5 April 1950, p2
1950	April	6	Burghlee Colliery	Lothian	Cornelius	O'Byrne	36	Coal miner	Fall of coal from roof	FAI notification Scotsman 26 May 1950
1950	April	10	Wilson Mine, Douglas	lanarkshire	Joseph	Wilson	26	Oncost man	Fell down dook	With thanks to Joseph Wilson for this information
1950	May	6	Lumphinnans Colliery	Fife	James Reid	Baxter	63	Lamp cabin foreman	Natural causes	Article in Dundee Courier 8 May 1950, p4
1950	May	31	Inchneuk Mine	Lanarkshire	Robert	Prentice		colliery under-manager	Buried by fall from roof	NAS FAI "Robert Prentice, colliery under-manager, "Athol", Glenboig, died on 31 May 1950 at the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow from injuries sustained on the same day in Woodend Section, Inchneuk Mine, Glenboig, when the roof collapsed and he was burried by fallen rock"
1950	June	2	Jenny Gray	Fife	John	Harrower		coal miner	Struck by piece of wood which fell down shaft	NAS FAI "John Harrower, coal miner, 149 Lumphinnans Road, Lochgelly, died on 2 Jun 1950 at Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital, Dunfermline, Fife, from injuries sustained on the same day at Jenny Gray Colliery, Lochgelly, Parish of Auchterderan, Fife, when a piece of wood fell down the shaft at the bottom of which he was working and struck him on the head"
1950	June	4	Glencraig	Fife	John Sinclair	Donachie	50	Miner	Crushed by fall of coal and rubble	NAS FAI "John Sinclair Donachie, coal miner, 38 Chapel Street, Lochgelly, died on 4 Jun 1950 in the underground workings of No. 1 Pit, Glencraig Colliery, Parish of Ballingry, Fife, when he was crushed by a fall of coal and rubble from the roof" Scotsman 5 June 1950
1950	June	8	Hassockrigg	Lanarkshire	Thomas	Dillet	49	Stripper	Fall of coal	Scotsman 9 June 1950
1950	June	9	No 1 Pit Prestongrange	Lothian	David Fraser	Stevenson	53	coal miner	One of two men who died of burns after explosion on 6 June 1950. See also entry under 27 June 1950	With thanks to staff & volunteers at National Mining Museum Scotland. Also article in Scotsman7 June 1950, page 7
1950	June	14	Woodend	Lothian	Andrew	Watson		Pit bottomer	Crushed by cage
1950	June	27	No 1 Pit Prestongrange	Lothian	Robert	Finlayson	29	colliery oncost worker	One of two men who died of burns after explosion on 6 June 1950. See also entry under 9 June 1950	With thanks to staff & volunteers at National Mining Museum Scotland. Also article in Scotsman7 June 1950, page 7
1950	July	8	Glencraig Colliery	Fife	Francis Dempsey	Winsborough (AKA Francis Dempsey)		coal miner	Fall of coal	NAS FAI "Francis Dempsey Winsborough (known as Francis Dempsey), coal miner, c/o McGurk, 148 Kirkland Gardens, Ballingry, Fife, died on 8 Jul 1950 at Glencraig Colliery, Glencraig, Ballingry, Fife, when a large piece of coal fell on him from the roof of his working place"
1950	July	10	Comrie Colliery	Fife	William	Gray		coal miner	Crushed against a roof support by a steel strap which was travelling along a conveyor	NAS FAI "William Gray, coal miner, 59 Hillview, Oakley, died on 10 Jul 1950 at comrie Colliery, Oakley, Parish of Saline, Fife, when he was crushed against a roof support by a steel strap which was travelling along a conveyor"
1950	July	14	Barony Colliery	Ayrshire	Vincas	Azbraitis			Fracture of skull (colliery accident)	With thanks to Liz Black for this information
1950	July	19	Glencraig Colliery	Fife	John	Ryce		coal miner	Died from injuries sustained on 24 August 1927 when a stone fell on him from the coal face at which he was then working	NAS FAI "John Ryce, coal miner, Longmore Hospital, Edinburgh, died on 19 Jul 1950 at Longmore Hospital, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on 24 Aug 1927 when a stone fell on him from the coal face at which he was then working" Article in Dundee Courier 9 September 1950 p4
1950	July	21	Easton	Lothian	Francis Gilluley	Tannock	39	Brusher	Fall of roof	NAS FAI "Francis Gilluley Tannock, colliery brusher, 14 Dykeside Road, Bathgate, died on 21 July 1950 at Easton Colliery, Bathgate"
1950	July	21	Blairmuckhill	Lanarkshire	Robert	Hamilton	30		Head injury	Scotsman 22 July 1950
1950	July	24	Branchal Colliery	Lanarkshire	Thomas Gilchrist	Reid	51		Fall of stone from roof	With thanks to Gordon Russel for this information
1950	August	11	Balgonie Colliery	Fife	John Mackie	Short	55	miner	Struck by debris as result of shot being fired	Dundee Courier 21 October 1950
1950	August	21	Michael Colliery	Fife	Robert	Murdoch	44	coal miner	Fractured skull	Evening Telegraph 22 August 1950
1950	August	31	Bowhill Colliery	Fife	John Boyd	Gray		coal miner	Natural causes	NAS FAI "John Boyd Gray, coal miner, 30 Thirteenth Street, Bowhill, Cardenden, Fife, died on 31 Aug 1950 at Bowhill Colliery, Bowhill, Cardenden, Fife, from acute heart failure and pulmonary congestion"
1950	September	7	Knockshinnoch	Ayrshire	John Laine	Dalzell	50	Miner	Inrush of peat or moss	Knockshinnoch pages
					James	Houston	47	Miner
					Thomas Goudie	Houston	47	Miner
					William	Howat	61	Miner
					William	Lee	48	Miner
					James Martin	Love	50	Miner
					William	McFarlane	35	Miner
					John Park	McLatchie	49	Miner
					Samuel Wightman	Rowan	26	Miner
					John	Smith	56	Miner
					Daniel McFarlane	Strachan	38	Colliery fireman
					John	Taylor	34	Miner
					John Irvine	White	31	Miner
1950	September	13	NK Portobello area	Lothian	Patrick	Kelly	25	coal miner	Run over by hutch of coal	FAI notification -Scotsman 31 October 1950
1950	September	27	Valleyfield Colliery	Fife	David	Miller		coal miner	Struck by runaway tubs	NAS FAI "David Miller, coal miner, 13 Dunimarle Street, High Valleyfield, Culross, Fife, died on 27 Sep 1950 at Valleyfield Colliery, Low Valleyfield, Parish of Culross, Fife, when he was struck by runaway tubs"
1950	September	27	Lingerwood Colliery	Lothian	John	McGunnigal	19	coal miner	Fall of stone from roof	FAI notification -Scotsman 31 October 1950
1950	September	29	Fauldhead Colliery	Dumfries	Kenneth	Campbell	26	fireman	Fall of stone	Scotsman 30 September 1950
1950	October	20	Lingerwood	Lothian	John King	Duncan	35	Coal miner	Fall of stone from roof	FAI notification - Scotsman 16 November 1950
1950	October	25	Newbattle Disposal Centre	Lothian	Charles	Brotherstone	33	Colliery shunter	NK - crush accident	FAI notification - Scotsman 16 November 1950
1950	October	30	Wester Auchengeich	Lanarkshire	William James	McKillop	48	Coal miner	Asphyxiated after being buried by fall from roof
1950	November	1	Douglas Castle	Lanarkshire	William	Black	38	Miner	Explosion	Scotsman 2 November 1950
1950	November	6	Cardowan Colliery	Lanarkshire	Robert	Weldon		coal miner	Fall of blaes and rock
1950	December	6	NK Newtongrange area	Lothian	William	Hunter	64	coal miner	Slipped and fell in front of a hutch
1950	December	10	Wellesley Colliery	Fife	David	Wallace	40	coal miner	Left leg caught by moving pick of coal cutting machine	Death certificate and death notice in Dundee Courier 13 December 1950
1950	December	18	Arniston Colliery	Lothian	Edward, or Zbigniew	Nowacki	37	coal miner	Fall of rock	Dundee Courier 14 March 1953, p4
1950	December	22	Polkemmet	Lothian	James	Mason		colliery overman	Crushed between a driving pulley and conveyor belt	NAS FAI "James Mason, colliery overman, 87 Murraysgate Crescent, Whitburn, died on 22 December 1950 at Polkemmet Colliery, Whitburn"
1951	January	6	Westrigg	Lanarkshire	Herbert	Hall		labourer	From injuries sustained while pushing a bogie, when it is alleged he wrenched his back	NAS FAI "Herbert Hall, labourer, 88 Westrigg, Blackridge, West Lothian, died on 6 January 1951 from injuries sustained on 23 December 1950 at Westrigg Colliery, Harthill, Lanarkshire, was pushing a bogie, when it is alleged he wrenched his back"
1951	January	12	Woodlands Colliery	Lothian	John	Muir		colliery clipper	Struck by a rake
1951	January	18	Michael Colliery	Fife	William Hutton	Reid	31	coal miner	Buried by fall of roof coal	Dundee Courier 19 January 1951 & 17 March 1951
1951	January	22	Bedlay Colliery	Lanarkshire	Neil	McCormack		coal cutting machineman	Fractured spine on 23 November 1950 after being struck by rake of hutches
1951	January	26	Valleyfield Colliery	Fife	William Morrison	Moodie		colliery engineer	Struck by conveyor or chain	NAS FAI "William Morrison Moodie, colliery engineer, 50 Woodhead Street, High Valleyfied, died on 26 Jan 1951 at Valleyfield Colliery, Culross, Fife, when he was struck by a conveyor chain"
1951	January	29	Lady Helen Colliery	Fife	John	Bradford		coal miner	Fall of stone	NAS FAI "John Bradford, coal miner, Argyll Buildings, Station Road, Bowhill, died on 29 Jan 1951 at Blairhall Mine, Lady Helen Colliery, Dundonald, Fife, when he was struck by a large stone which fell from the roof"
1951	February	3	Manor Powis Colliery	Stirlingshire	Cecil	Richardson	23	coal miner	Injured by a hutch	FAI record – NAS
1951	February	8	Fouford washery	Fife	John Joseph	Durkan		labourer	struck by a railway wagon	NAS FAI
1951	February	10	Polkemmet	Lothian	Thomas	McLean		colliery roadsman	Run over by runaway set of tubs	NAS FAI "Thomas McLean, colliery roadsman, 25 Brown Street, Armadale, died on 10 February 1951 at Polkemmet Colliery, Whitburn, when he was run over by a runaway set of tubs"
1951	February	22	No. 1 Glencraig Colliery	Fife	Peter	Clark	38	Coal miner	Natural causes - probably coronary thrombosis and MI	FAI & RCE
1951	February	23	Unknown (Kilsyth area)	Stirlingshire	William	McWhinnie	58	coal miner	Fractured skull during shot firing	FAI record – NAS
1951	February	23	Westwood Shale pit	Lothian	Robert	Arnott		Pitheadman	Fell down shaft	NAS: Fatal Accident Inquiry: Robert Arnott, pitheadman, "Roseberry Cottage", Westwood, West Lothian, died on 23 February 1951at Westwood Shale Mine, Westwood
1951	March	14	Lindsay Colliery	Fife	Robert Doig	Hutcheson		colliery oncost worker	Crushed between two loaded hutches at a loading point	NAS FAI "Robert Doig Hutcheson, colliery oncost worker, 110 Blair Street, Kelty, died on 14 Mar 1951 at Lindsay Colliery, Kelty, Fife, when he was crushed between two loaded hutches at a loading point"
1951	March	17	Aitken	Fife	Walter	Sinclair		coal miner	Fall of stone	NAS FAI:"Walter Sinclair, coal miner, 149 Blair Street, Kelty, died on 17 Mar 1951 at Aitken Colliery, Kelty, Fife, when he was crushed by a stone which fell from the roof"
1951	April	28	Dollar Coal Mine	Clackmannan	John Perry	Newall		Coal stripper	Struck by falling stone.	Headstone & death cert.
1951	May	22	Michael Colliery	Fife	Alexander Spence	Bell	50	surface worker	Machinery	Headstone & death cert.
1951	June	6	No 1 Lumphinnans	Fife	David	Smail		coal miner	Injuries sustained on 31 May 1951 when he strained his heart while moving a 'pan' in his working place	NAS FAI: "David Smail, coal miner, 32 Chapel Street, Lochgelly, died on 6 Jun 1951 at Bridge of Earn Hospital, Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, from injuries sustained on 31 May 1951 at No. 1 Colliery, Lumphinnans, Fife, when he stained his heart while moving a 'pan' in his working place"
1951	July	3	Rothes Colliery	Fife	Andrew	Russell	36	pit sinker	Killed at shaft bottom when hoppit filled with excavated material and steel rope fell down shaft	Glasgow Herald 4 July 1951 Glasgow Herald 28 July 1951
1951	July	5	Carriden	Lothian	James	Buchanan		overman	Knocked down by a runaway rake
1951	July	12	Baads Colliery	Lothian	James John	Doonan	25	Coal miner	Spinal injuries from coal mine accident - found dead on haulage road	Midlothian Advertiser 20July 1951
1951	August	6	Wellesley Colliery	Fife	Robert	Smellie	61		Natural causes - collapsed	Dundee Courier 7 August 1951
1951	August	15	Fordell Colliery	Fife	William Todd	Philp		coal miner	Struck by large stone which fell from the roof	NAS FAI
1951	August	30	NK Millerhall area	Lothian	Samuel	Millar	42	coal miner	Fall of stone
1951	September	11	Bedlay Colliery	Lanarkshire	Andrew McColl	Maxwell		coal miner (oversman)	Crushed by runaway hutch
1951	September	11	Westwood Shale Pit	Lothian	Robert	Jamieson	27	Shale miner	Fall of shale from side	NAS: Fatal Accident Inquiry: Robert Jamieson, shale miner, 148 Oakbank, Mid Calder, died on 11 September 1951 at Westwood Shale Pit, Blackburn, West Lothian
1951	September	14	Harwood	Lothian	Charles	Carmichael	31	Coal miner	Fall of stone from roof	Midlothian Advertiser 28 September 1951
1951	November	14	Kames Colliery	Ayrshire	William	Towle	52	colliery oversman	Roof fall	Muirkirk memorial & death cert
1951	December	6	Michael Colliery	Fife	Thomas	Gardiner	55	coal miner	Travelling on bogey which ran away
1952	January	8	Knowehead	Lanarkshire	James	Lennox	54	Machineman	Fall of stone from roof	NAS FAI & Dundee Courier 9 January 1952
1952	January	8	Kingsmill No 1 Colliery, Allanton	Lanarkshire	John	Allan	26	Stripper	Killed during blasting operations	Dundee Courier 9 January 1952
1952	January	17	Benhar Colliery	Lanarkshire	Charles	Miller		coal miner	Wire rope of an electric haulage jerked free and struck him on the right leg	NAS FAI
1952	February	28	Comrie	Fife	Peter	Baillie	41	Coal miner	Large stone fell from the roof in the underground workings and struck him	Thanks to Jane Currie for supplying these details. FAI NAS "Peter Baillie, coal miner, 28 Lindsay's Wyndm, Oakley, died on 28 Feb 1952 at Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital, Dunfermline, Fife, from injuries sustained on the same day at Comrie Colliery, Paish of Saline, Fife, when a large stone fell from the roof in the underground workings and struck him"
1952	March	11	Cardowan	Lanarkshire	William Edward	Miller	38	Stripper	Trapped by fall and drowned
1952	March	11	Cardowan	Lanarkshire	Crawford Russell	Paterson	47	Stripper	Trapped by fall and drowned
1952	March	18	NK - Usual residence Cambuslang	Lanarkshire	Archibald	Hastie	53	Oversman	Injuries sustained on 18 Sept 1948 - crushed by hutches	NAS FAI & death cert.
1952	March	24	Hassockrigg Colliery	Lanarkshire	John	Swan	36	Coal miner stripper	Fall of stone from roof	Headstone & death cert
1952	March	27	Rosie Colliery	Fife	John	Birrell	59	coal miner	Natural causes	Death notice in Dundee Courier 29 March 1952
1952	March	31	Cardowan Colliery	Lanarkshire	John	McCulloch		coal stripper	Buried and asphyxiated by fall of stone and blaes
1952	April	8	Dollar Coal Mine	Clackmannan	Edward McManus	Flood		Coal miner	Fall of redd and coal from the roof.
1952	April	20	No. 6 Shale Mine, Winchburgh	Lothian	George Sanderson Campbell Duncan	Douglas	60	Chain runner	Crushed by train of tubs	NAS: Fatal Accident Inquiry: George Sanderson Campbell Duncan Douglas, chain-runner, 12 Niddry Road, Winchburgh, died on 20 April 1952 at Bangour Hospital, Broxburn, from injuries sustained on 14 April 1952 at No. 6 Shale Mine, Winchburgh, West Lothian
1952	April	22	Polkemmet	Lothian	William Brown	Higgins	55	colliery surface labourer	Crushed between a surface hoist and the pithead	NAS FAI "William Brown Higgins, colliery surface labourer, 7 Muldron Terrace, Fauldhouse, died on 22 April 1952 at Polkemmet Colliery, Whitburn, West Lothian"
1952	May	1	Unknown (Cowie area)	Stirlingshire	Ronald	McCallum	32	colliery brusher	Heavy fall of rock or stone from roof	FAI record – NAS
1952	May	10	Glencraig Colliery	Fife	Allan	Wotherspoon		coal miner	Fall of coal	NAS FAI "Allan wotherspoon, coal miner, 10 Kirkland Park, Ballingry, died on 10 May 1952 at Bridge of Earn Hospital, Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, from injuries sustained on 29 Apr 1952 at Glencraig Colliery, Ballingry, Fife, when he was struck by a large piece of coal which fell from the coal face"
1952	June	4	Polkemmet	Lothian	David	Stevenson	32		Fall of stone	Newspaper report - Lothians pages [Thanks to David Rodgers for supplying the date of this accident]
1952	June	9	Bowhill Colliery	Fife	George	Crichton		coal miner	Struck by fragments of stone following an explosion	NAS FAI "George Crichton, coal miner, 54 Whitehall Drive, Cardenden, Fife, died on 9 Jun 1952 at Bowhill Colliery, Cardenden, Parish of Auchterderran, Fife, when he was struck by fragments of stone following an explosion"
1952	June	30	Michael	Fife	John	Walker	37	coal miner	Crushed between locomtives and tubs	Headstone & death cert.
1952	July	1	Aitken	Fife	Thomas	Blair		colliery surface worker	Fell from a wagon on to the rails of a siding and the wheels of other wagons passed over his body	NAS FAI: "Thomas Blair, colliery surface worker, 32 Fod Street, Halbeath, died on 1 Jul 1952 at the Aitken Colliery, Kelty, Fife, when he fell from a wagon on to the rails of a sidingand the wheels of other wagons passed over his body"
1952	July	5	Manor Powis Colliery	Stirlingshire	Robert Douglas	Kyle	47	pump attendant	Buried by fall of stone between 2.30pm and midnight	FAI record – NAS
1952	July	5	Manor Powis Colliery	Stirlingshire	Peter	Woods	49	colliery deputy	Buried by fall of stone between 2.30pm and midnight	FAI record – NAS
1952	July	6	Manor Powis Colliery	Stirlingshire	David Stevenson	McDonald	30	coal miner (oncost)	Crush injury - trapped underneath fall of stone	FAI record – NAS & Dundee Courier 31 October 1952
1952	August	3	Dundonald Colliery	Fife	David	Wallace	63	coal miner	Rat jaundice	Dundee Courier 7 August 1952, p2
1952	August	5	Easthouses	Lothian	Thomas	Docherty	51	coal miner (brusher)	Fall of stone
1952	August	6	Whitrigg	Lothian	Dugald Lindsay	Forrest		colliery brusher	Fall of rock and debris	Dundee Courier 7 August 1952 & death certs
1952	August	6	Whitrigg	Lothian	Robert	Baxter		colliery beltman	Fall of rock and debris	Dundee Courier 7 August 1952 & death certs
1952	August	21	Nellie Colliery	Fife	Walter Japp	Kinnell		coal miner	Struck by large pieces of coal and rock which fell from the roof	NAS FAI & headstone
1952	September	6	Lindsay Colliery	Fife	Alexander	Colliar	66	colliery blacksmith	Natural causes	Death cert & RCE, death notice Dundee Courier 12 September 1952
1952	September	9	Lindsay Colliery	Fife	John James	Veitch		belt attendant	Fracture of skull and lacerations to scalp	NAS FAI "John James Veitch, belt attendant, c/o Ross, 5 Woodend Cottages, Hill of Beath, died on 9 Sep 1952 at Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital, Dunfermline, Fife, from injuries sustained on 5 Sep 1952 at Lindsay Colliery, Kelty, from fracture of skull and lacerations to scalp"
1952	September	19	No. 35 Shale Pit, Trinlaymire	Lothian	James Robertson	Garvie	50	Shale miner	Fall of roof	NAS: Fatal Accident Inquiry: James Robertson Garvie, shale miner, 51 Kirk Flats, Uphall, died on 19 September 1952 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on the same day in No. 35 Shale Pit, Trinlaymire, Threemiletown, West Lothian
1952	September	24	Wellesley Colliery	Fife	John	Bonar	76	coal miner	Struck by runaway tubs	FAI & death cert.
1952	September	26	Whitrigg	Lothian	Michael	Ryan		Stripper	Fall of rock and debris	NAS FAI "Michael Ryan, colliery stripper, 38 White Street, Whitburn, died on 26 September 1952 at Whitrigg Colliery, Whitburn, when a quantity of rock and debris fell upon him"
1952	October	1	Millhall Colliery	Stirlingshire	John	Sagar	16	coal miner (oncost)	Arm drawn into conveyor belt	FAI record – NAS
1952	October	3	Michael Colliery	Fife	William	Hardie	49	colliery fireman	Natural causes	Newspaper report - Fife pages
1952	October	3	NK - Newtongrange area	Lothian	Frank	Watkins	47	coal miner	Crushed between two moving hutches
1952	October	6	Ramsay Colliery	Lothian	Arthur Billiald	Burns	54	coal miner	Fall of stone from roof	With thanks to Arthur Burns for providing information on this fatality
1952	October	14	Wellesley Colliery	Fife	George	Moffat	47	machineman	Fall of coal & rock	Dundee Courier 15 October 1952
1952	October	27	Dundonald Colliery	Fife	Peter Arnot	Grieve	60	colliery surface worker	Natural causes	Headstone & death cert.
1952	November	12	Comrie Colliery	Fife	James Duncan	Steen		coal miner	Struck on head after explosion of charge	NAS FAI "James Duncan Steen, coal miner, 58 Moncur Street, Townhill, Dunfermline, died on 12 Nov 1952 at Comrie Colliery, Oakley, Fife, when a charge of explosive was exploded near him and he was stuck on the head by pieces of coal or stone"
1952	November	22	Carriden Colliery	Lothian	Robert	Barrowman		colliery stripper	Fall of stone
1952	November	22	Frances	Fife	Harry	Cunningham	43	miner	Gassed by white damp	Glasgow Herald 24 November 1952 Names on Frances Colliery Memorial (year given as 1953)
1952	November	22	Frances	Fife	William	Gourlay	41	miner	Gassed by white damp
1952	December	1	Comrie Colliery	Fife	Crichton	Wightman		coal miner	injuries sustained on 26 May 1952 at Comrie Colliery, Oakley, Fife, when he was struck by stone which fell from the roof of the underground workings	NAS FAI "Crichton Wightman, coal miner, 11 John Stuart Gait, Oakley, died on 1 Dec 1952 at the Northern Hospital, Dunfermline, from injuries sustained on 26 May 1952 at Comrie Colliery, Oakley, Fife, when he was struck by stone which fell from the roof of the underground workings"
1952	December	20	Plean Colliery	Stirlingshire	John Robertson	Torrance		Stripper	Fall of roof
1952	December	26	NK - Usual residence Blantyre	Lanarkshire	James	Hague	60	Colliery surface worker	Struck by bogie	NAS FAI & death cert.
1952	December	30	Auchincruive Colliery	Ayrshire	Hugh McBroom	Rennie		stripper	Fall of stone	NAS FAI "Hugh McBroom Rennie, stripper, 41 Mossblown, Parish of Ayr, Ayrshire, died on 30 Dec 1952 at Ayr County, Hospital, Ayr, from injuries sustained on 25 Dec 1952 in the underground workings known as the major Coal Conveyor Run, Annbank Level of no. 2 Pit, Nos. 1,2 and 3 Auchincruive Collieries, Mossblown, Ayrshire, when he was struck by a fall of stone from the roof"
1953	January	5	Fallin Colliery	Stirlingshire	William Stokes	Mason	42	oncost worker	Struck by piece of wood which fell down the shaft	Dundee Courier 6 January 1953
1953	January	12	Kinglassie Colliery	Fife	Thomas McKinlay	Brown	57	coal miner	Natural causes	Death notice in Dundee Courier 13 January 1953
1953	January	22	Nellie Colliery	Fife	William Cook	Drysdale		mining trainee	Fall of stone	NAS FAI
1953	February	10	King O'Muirs	Clackmannan	Arthur Edward	Smith		Roadsman	Knocked down by runaway hutch
1953	April	1	Lindsay Colliery	Fife	David Mann	Boyd		colliery surface worker	Crushed between two hutches	NAS FAI "David Mann Boyd, colliery surface worker, 209 Oakfield Street, Kelty, died on 1 Apr 1953 at the Pithead of the Lindsay Colliery, Kelty, Fife, when he was crushed between two hutches"
1953	April	7	Cronberry Moor Colliery	Ayrshire	John	Mullen		Coal miner	Fall of stone	NAS FAI "John Mullen, coal miner, 31 Second Avenue, Logan, Cumnock, died on 7 Apr 1953 in the underground workings known as the Dip Section, of Gas Water Seam, Cronberry Moor Colliery, Lugar, Parish of Auchinleck, Ayrshire, when he was struck by a fall of stone from the roof"
1953	April	11	Aitken Colliery	Fife	Thomas	Rattray	51	Colliery deputy	Natural causes	Headstone & death certificate
1953	April	15	Killochan Colliery	Ayrshire	Edward Hyslop	Scobie		Coal miner	Fall of stone from roof	NAS FAI "Edward Hyslop Scobie, coal miner, 14 Back Road, Dailly, Ayrshire, died on 15 Apr 1953 in the underground workings known as Craigie No. 1 Section, Killochan Colliery, Parish of Dailly, Ayrshire, when he was struck by a fall of stone from the roof"
1953	May	6	NK Newtongrange	Lothian	John	McFarlane	48	coal miner	Struck by runaway bogie
1953	May	11	Garrallan Colliery	Ayrshire	George	Mills		Coal miner	Fall of stone from roof	NAS FAI "George Mills, coal miner, 12 Nan's Terrace, Cumnock, Ayrshire, died on 11 May 1953 in the underground workings at Garrallan Colliery, Cumnock, Ayrshire, when he was struck by a fall of stone from the roof"
1953	May	15	Comrie Colliery	Fife	Robert Gilfillan	McWilliams		coal miner	Struck by mine cars	NAS FAI "Robert Gilfillan McWilliams, coal miner, 24 Station Road, Kelty, died on 15 May 1953 at Comrie Colliery, Fife, when he was struck by mine cars"
1953	May	23	Fauldhead	Dumfries	Thomas Dalziel	Bennie	25	miner	Fall of stone	Newspaper report - Dumfriesshire pages
1953	May	26	Nellie Colliery	Fife	James Wood	Hutton	47	shot firer	Fall of coal and stone	NAS FAI "James Wood Hutton, shot firer, Burnside, Glencraig, died on 26 May 1953 at Nellie Colliery, Lochgelly, Fife, when he was buried under coal and stone which fell from the roof"
1953	May	27	Dollar Coal Mine	Clackmannan	James McKenzie	McGillivray		Coal mine developer	Fall of roof
1953	May	27	Kames Colliery	Ayrshire	Andrew	Frew		Face worker	Buried in the debris from a burst of coal and an inrush of water from the face of the heading	NAS FAI "Andrew Frew, face worker, 13 Old Terrace, Muirkirk, died on 27 May 1953 in No. 7 Heading off Irondale Level, Bells Mine District, Kames Colliery, Parish of Muirkirk, Ayrshire, when he was buried in the debris from a burst of coal and an inrush of water from the face of the heading"
1953	June	2	Blairmuckhill	Lanarkshire	William Barton	Wilson		colliery oncost worker	Crushed between the rollers of the driving unit	NAS FAI: William Barton Wilson, colliery oncost worker, 25 Quarrelhead Avenue, Salsburgh, Lanarkshire, died on 2 June 1953 at Blairmuckhill Colliery, Harthill, Lanarkshire, attending to the driving unit in No. 3 South Main Coal Section, when he was crushed between the rollers of the driving unit
1953	June	6	Michael Colliery	Fife	George	Rodger	34	coal miner	Fall of coal & redd from the roof	Dundee Courier 14 July 1953
1953	June	16	Bank Colliery	Ayrshire	William	Somerville		Packer	Fall of stone from roof	NAS FAI "William Somerville, packer, 26 South Western Road, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, died on 16 Jun 1953 in the underground workings of Bank Nos. 1 and 6 Colliery, National Coal Board, when he was buried by a fall of stone from the roof"
1953	June	23	Lochhead Pit	Fife	John	Morris	24	oncostman	Crushed between conveyor belts	Dundee Courier 24 June 1953 & 14 July 1953
1953	June	25	Minto Colliery	Fife	David	Swan		coal miner	Struck by conveyor	NAS FAI: "David Swan, coal miner, 30A Minto Street, Lochgelly, died on 25 Jun 1953 at Minto Colliery, Cardenden, Fife, when he was struck by a conveyor"
1953	June	25	Kinneil Colliery	Lothian	Ignacy	Nawrocki		general oncost worker	Fall of stone
1953	June	30	Blantyreferme	Lanarkshire	David Smith	Gray	62	Colliery repairer	NK -multiple injuries	NAS FAI listing and death cert
1953	July	2	Easton	Lothian	George White Hunter	Agnew		colliery brusher	Struck on the face by a large stone	NAS FAI "George White Hunter Agnew, colliery brusher, 60 Belvedere Road, Bathgate, died on 2 July 1953 in No. 5 Section Main Coal, Easton Colliery, Bathgate, West Lothian, when he was struck on the face by a large stone"
1953	July	17	Mauchline Colliery	Ayrshire	Andrew Arthur	Cummings	32	Colliery Banksman	NK (multiple injuries)	NAS FAI listing and death cert
1953	July	20	Pithead Sawmill Newbattle	Lothian	James	Goodlet	39	Sawyer	Thrown from lorry loaded with tree trunks
1953	July	22	Lingerwood, Newtongrange	Lothian	William	Montgomery				With thanks to Anne Montgomery for this information
1953	August	12	Lady Victoria Colliery	Lothian	John Steel	Munro	27	Rock miner	Fall of stone
1953	August	31	Knockshinnoch Castle Colliery	Ayrshire	George	Lorimer		Drawer	Fall of stone from roof	NAS FAI "George Lorimer, drawer, 48A Ashmark Avenue, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, died on 31 Aug 1953 at Ballochmyle Hospital, Parish of Mauchline, Ayrshire, from injuries sustained on the same day in the underground workings of Knockshinnoch Castle Colliery, Parish of New Cumnock, Ayrshire, when he was buried by a fall of stone from the roof"
1953	September	1	NK (Blantyre area)	Lanarkshire	Francis Cairney	Aitken (previously Cairney)	57	Brusher	Struck by runaway hutches	NAS FAI listing and death cert
1953	September	12	Tower	Dumfries	James Wardrop	Burns	48	Coal miner	Fall of stone	Kirkconnel Miners memorial and death certificate
1953	September	24	Ardenrigg	Lanarkshire	William Leslie McCracken	Smith		Coal miner	Fall of stone	NAS FAI
1953	September	24	Houldsworth Colliery	Ayrshire	Louis	McDonald		miner	Struck on back by fall of stone - injuries sustained on 5 Mar 1952	NAS FAI "Louis McDonald, miner, 17 Birch Avenue, Dalrymple, Ayrshire, died on 24 September 1953 at his house from injuries sustained on 5 Mar 1952 in the underground workings of Houldsworth Colliery, Patna, Parish of Straiton, Ayrshire, when he was struck on the back by a fall of a stone from the roof"
1953	September	28	Easton	Lothian	Alexander	McAuley		colliery hole borer	Fall of coal	NAS FAI "Alexander McAuley, colliery hole borer, 39 Hillhouse Avenue, Bathgate, died on 28 September 1953 at Easton Colliery, Bathgate, West Lothian, when coal fell on him"
1953	October	15	Cameron	Fife	Edward Gibb	Morris	43	repairer	Roof fall	With thanks to Paul Brooker for this information
1953	October	21	Lochnell Lead Mine	Dumfriesshire	Charles Blair	Nelson	29	timberman	Fracture skull	NAS FAI & death cert
1953	November	5	Mary Colliery	Fife	John	Hutchison		colliery electrician	Struck by revolving housing of electrical motor	NAS FAI
1953	November	16	Prestonlinks Colliery	Lothian	Henry	Dryburgh			Not confirmed as mining accident as no cause of death given on death certificate.	With thanks to Linda Shaw for this information
1953	November	23	Fauldhead	Dumfries	Robert	Wilson	29	miner	Fall of stone	Kirkconnel Miners memorial and death certificate
1953	December	7	Auchincruive Colliery	Ayrshire	David Fitzsimmons	Findlay		repairer	Slipped on a sleeper	NAS FAI "David Fitzsimmons Findlay, repairer, 145 Glenburn, Prestwick, died on 7 Dec 1953 at his house from injuries sustained on 1 Dec 1953 in the underground workings of Auchincruive Nos. 4 and 5 Colliery, Parish of Monkton and Prestwick, Ayrshire, when he slipped on a sleeper"
1953	December	9	No 10 Kirkford Colliery	Fife	George	Kellichan		coal miner	Fall of stone	NAS FAI
1953	December	9	Lady Victoria	Lothian	John Bruce	Hutchison	39	stripper	Fall of stone
1953	December	17	Bowhill Colliery	Fife	Patrick	O'Donnell		pit sinker	Fell from a platform in the shaft to the bottom of the shaft	NAS FAI "Patrick O'Donnell, pit sinker, 157 Station Road, Lochgelly, died on 17 Dec 1953 at Bowhill Colliery, Cardenden, when he fell from a platform in a shaft to the bottom of the shaft"
1953	December	30	No. 1 Shale Mine, Philpstoun	Lothian	William Duff	Henderson		shale miner	Struck by shale and debris	NAS: Fatal Accident Inquiry: William Duff Henderson, shale miner, 26 Auldhill Entry, Bridgend, Linlithgow, died on 30 December 1953 in No. 1 Shale Mine, Philpstoun, when he was struck by shale and debris
1954	January	5	Barony Colliery	Ayrshire	John Penman	Rennie		packer	Fall of stone	NAS FAI "John Penman Rennie, packer, 72 Lamont Crescent, Netherthird, Cumnock, Ayrshire, died on 5 Jan 1954 in the underground workings known as South Rising Mine, No. 1 Pit, Barony Colliery, Parish of Auchinleck, Ayrshire, when he was buried by a fall of stone from the roof"
1954	February	10	Chalmerston Colliery	Ayrshire	Arthur	McGough		oncost worker	Struck and knocked down by a runaway hutch	NAS FAI "Arthur McGough, oncost worker, 14 Corserine Terrace, Dalmellington, Ayrshire, died on 10 Feb 1954 at Ayr County Council, Ayr, from injuries sustained on 8 Feb 1954 in the underground workings of Chalmerston Colliery, Ayrshire, when he was struck and knocked down by a runaway hutch loaded with coal"
1954	February	17	Devon Colliery	Clackmannan	Thomas	Watson		Brusher	Fall of stone
1954	March	7	Killochan Colliery	Ayrshire	Joseph	Higgins		trainee supervisor	Fall of rock	NAS FAI " Joseph Higgins, trainee supervisor, 18 Kirkwood Place, Girvan, Ayrshire, died on 7 Mar 1954 at Ballochmyle Hospital, Mauchline, Ayrshire, from injuries sustained on 1 Mar 1954 in the underground workings of Killochan Colliery, Ayrshire, when he was struch by a fall of rock from the roof"
1954	March	25	Easton	Lothian	Michael	Tracey	28	Colliery stripper	Fall of stone from roof	The Times, Friday, Mar 26, 1954 & NAS FAI "Thomas Love McLean, 29 Durham Drive, Bathgate, William Love, 23 Wotherspoon Crescent, Armadale, and Michael Tracey, 194 Main Street, Bellshill, all died on 25 March 1954 in No. 9 Section, Easton Colliery, Bathgate, West Lothian, when a large stone fell from the roof on them"
					Thomas Love	McLean	33	Coal miner
					William	Love	37	Colliery machineman
1954	April	1	Foulshiels	Lothian	Robert	Beveridge		explosive store attendant	Explosion	Headstone & death cert
1954	April	13	Bardykes Colliery	Lanarkshire	James	McCormick	53	Coal miner hewer	Fall of stone and coal	NAS FAI and death cert
1954	April	20	Brucefield Colliery	Clackmannan	John Sinclair	Rodgers		pithead worker	Caught in machinery
1954	April	20	Polquhairn Colliery	Ayrshire	Joseph	Taylor		brusher	Fall of dirt and stone from roof	NAS FAI " Joseph Taylor, brusher, 3 Mainsford Avenue, Drongan, Ayrshire, died on 20 Apr 1954 in the underground workings of Polquhairn Colliery, Ayrshire, when he was struck by falls of dirt and stone from the roof"
1954	April	24	Killochan Colliery	Ayrshire	William	Scott		drawer	Fall of coal	NAS FAI "William Scott, Jnr., miner's drawer, 27 Dailly Road, Maybole, died on 24 Apr 1954 in the underground workings of Killochan Colliery, Ayrshire, when he was struck by a fall of coal"
1954	May	2	Polkemmet	Lothian	Anthony	Mullen		engineer	While assisting to dismantle the braking system of a winding engine an angle iron fell and struck him	NAS FAI Anthony Mullen, engineer, 72 Scott Place, Fauldhouse, died on 2 May 1954 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on 30 April 1954 in Polkemmet Colliery, Whitburn, when while assisting to dismantle the braking system of a winding engine an angle iron fell and struck him"
1954	May	5	Hill Farm Mine		William	Morrison	30	Coal Miner	Killed by a fall of rock from the roof	Information supplied by Dominic Kane
1954	May	5	No 11 Lumphinnans	Fife	Thomas	Robertson		coal stripper	Struck by piece of coal following an explosion	NAS FAI
1954	May	11	Fordell Colliery	Fife	William Stewart	Menzies		haulage worker	Crushed between a tub and an anchor prop	Headstone & death certificate
1954	May	29	NK - Usual residence Larkhall	Lanarkshire	Alexander	Frame	52	coal miner (machineman)	Struck by man haulage bogie	NAS FAI & death cert
1954	May	31	Kingshill Colliery	Lanarkshire	Peter	Ralph	39	Colliery fireman	Traumatic asphyxia	NAS FAI & death cert
1954	June	17	Blantyre No 1	Lanarkshire	James Struthers	Innes	52	brusher	Fall of roof	Newspaper report - Blantyre pages
1954	June	22	Roscobie Mine	Fife	James	Boag		Limestone miner	Struck by a stone which fell from the roof	NAS FAI
1954	June	27	Calderhead Colliery	Lanarkshire	Joseph Bell	Stewart		coal miner	Injuries sustained on 9 July 1946 while stripping coal when a stone broke from the roof and struck him that thereafter he became subject to epilepsy	NAS FAI
1954	June	29	Pennyvenie No 7	Ayrshire	Hugh	Brown		beltman	Injuries sustained when the locomotive he was driving collided with a coal cutter haulage rope stretched across the railway track	NAS FAI "Hugh Brown, beltman, 3 Clover Park Dunaskin, Ayrshire, died on 29 Jun 1954 at Ayr County Hospital, Ayr, from injuries sustained on the same day in the underground workings of Pennyvenie No. 7 Mine, Ayrshire, when the locomotive he was driving collided with a coal cutter haulage rope stretched across the railway track"
1954	July	11	No 35 Pit, Threemiletown	Lothian	Peter	Finnigan		Shale miner	Explosion of firedamp	NAS: Fatal Accident Inquiry: Peter Finnigan, shale miner, 103 Millgate, Winchburgh, died on 11 July 1954 at Bangour Hospital, Broxburn, from burns sustained on 6 July 1954 in No. 35 Pit, Threemiletown, Winchburgh, West Lothian, when shots he was firing caused an explosion of fire damp
1954	July	19	Lingerwood	Lothian	John Young	Bowers	63	colliery oncostman	Struck by runaway hutches
1954	August	8	Nellie Colliery	Fife	John Foster	Bisset		coal miner	Fall of stone	NAS FAI
1954	August	14	Cronberry Moor Colliery	Lanarkshire	James Burns	Monaghan		repairer	Fall of stone	NAS FAI "James Burns Monaghan, repairer, 19 Glen Avenue, Logan, Cumnock, died on 14 Aug 1954 in the underground workings of Cronberry Moor Colliery, Ayrshire, when he was struck by a fall of stone from the roof"
1954	August	16	Minto	Fife	James	Cormack (AKA McCall)		coal miner	Fall of stone (Gravestone photo available)	NAS FAI "James Cormack otherwise McCall, coal miner, 61A Russell Street, Lochgelly, died on 16 Aug 1954 at the Minto Colliery, Cardenden, Parish of Auchterderran, Fife, when he was struck by a large stone which fell from the roof"
1954	August	24	Newcraighall	Lothian	John	Dickson	16	Coal Miner	Struck by hutch	With thanks to Andrew Scott (nephew) for this information
1954	September	11	Frances Colliery	Fife	John	Gowans	54	Colliery fitter	Crushed by steel plate which fell from roof	Dundee Courier 13 September 1954
1954	September	13	Barony Colliery	Ayrshire	Bernard	McCluskie		coal stripper	Fall of stone	NAS FAI "Bernard McCluskie, coal stripper, 208 Dalsalloch Row, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, died on 13 Sep 1954 at Ballochmyle Hospital, Mauchline, Ayrshire, in the underground workings of Barony Colliery, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, when he was buried by a fall of stone from the roof"
1954	September	18	Kinneil Colliery	Lothian	James Wright	Graham		steel drawer	Fall of stone	NAS FAI "James Wright Graham, steel drawer, 56 East Castleloan, Bo'ness, died on 18 September 1954 at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, from injuries sustained on 24 August 1954 in Comrie Section of No. 1 Main Road, Kinneil Colliery, Bo'ness, when a stone fell from the roof on him"
1954	September	22	Kingshill No 3	Lanarkshire	Hugh Goldie	Russell		coal miner	Fracture neck	NAS FAI
1954	September	30	Hassockrigg	Lanarkshire	William	Swan		stripper	From atheromatous degeneration of the coronary arteries and coronary thrombosis. Sustained injuries on 28 December 1953 in colliery when the firing of shots caused an explosion
1954	October	1	Kinglassie	Fife	William Kerr	McCulloch	57	coal miner	Buried by fall of coal and clay	With thanks to Sandra Paton for this information Report of FAI in Dundee Courier 9 Nov 1954
1954	October	5	Lady Helen Colliery	Fife	William	Shaw		colliery surface worker	Struck by moving train	NAS FAI
1954	October	6	Winton Mine	Lothian	Adam	Young	24	electrician	Compressor explosion	With thanks to Adam Young for this information
1954	October	7	Polmaise	Stirlingshire	Thomas	Hood		Coal miner	Fall of roof
1954	October	8	NK Newtongrange area	Lothian	Andrew	McIntosh	43	Brusher	Fall of stone
1954	October	27	Bowhill Colliery	Fife	David	Morrison		pit sinker	Fall of stone	NAS FAI "David Morrison, pit sinker, 9 Seventh Street, Cardenden, died on 27 Oct 1954 at the shaft bottom of No. 3 Pit, Bowhill Colliery, Cardenden, Fife, when he was struck by a stone which fell from the shaft wall"
1954	November	2	Beoch Colliery	Ayrshire	William Barbour	Carlyle		pan shifter	Fall of stone	NAS FAI "William Barbour Carlyle, pan shifter, 30 Dalton Avenue, Dalmellington, Ayrshire, died on 2 Nov 1954 in the underground workings of Beoch Colliery, Ayrshire, when he was struck by a fall of stone from the roof"
1954	November	4	Aitken Colliery	Fife	William Proud	Virtue		trainee coal stripper	Fall of stone	NAS FAI "William Proud Virtue, trainee coal stripper, 3 Sinclair Drive, Cowdenbeath, died on 4 Nov 1954 at Aitken Colliery, Kelty, Fife when he was struck by a large stone which fell from the roof of the underground workings"
1954	November	5	Barony Colliery	Ayrshire	William Kissell	Arthur		machinery attendant	Caught by revolving pulley and shaft	NAS FAI "William Kissell Arthur, machinery attendant, 24 John Allan Drive, Skerrington, Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, died on 5 Nov 1954 at the pithead at Barony Colliery, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, when he was caught in a revolving pulley and shaft"
1954	November	5	Killoch Colliery	Ayrshire	William Rodger	Dykes		colliery banksman	Fell through open manhole	NAS FAI "William Rodger Dykes, colliery banksman, No.5 The Pottery, Coalhall, by Ayr, died on 5 Nov 1954 at Killoch Colliery, Ochiltree, Parish of Ochiltree, Ayrshire, when he fell through an open manhole"
1954	November	9	Kinglassie	Fife	William	Brown	54	packer	Natural causes	Death cert & RCE only (same page William McCulloch 1 Oct 1954)
1954	November	15	Mauchline Colliery	Ayrshire	Matthew	Murphy	16	Pithead worker	NK	NAS FAI & death cert "Matthew Murphy, pithead worker, 5 Margaret Avenue, Galston, Ayrshire, died 15 Nov 1954"
1954	November	22	Barony Colliery	Ayrshire	Robert	Fleming		roadsman	Struck by runaway hutch	NAS FAI "Robert Fleming, roadsman, 45 Mill Street, Ochiltree, Ayrshire, died on 22 Nov 1954 at Balloch myle Hospital, Mauchline, from injuries sustained on the same day in the underground workings of Barony Colliery, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, when he was struck by a runaway hutch"
1954	December	2	NK Dalkeith area	Lothian	David	Wyse	42	coal miner (developer)	Struck by rake of runaway hutches
1954	December	9	Lady Victoria, Newtongrange	Lothian	William Hughson	Coutts	35	Oncostman	Accident while unloading hutches
1954	December	14	Highhouse Colliery	Ayrshire	Robert Mitchell	Harvey		stripper	Fall of stone	NAS FAI "Robert Mitchell Harvey, stripper, 98 Arran Drive, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, died on 14 Dec 1954 in the underground workings at Highhouse Colliery, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, when he was struck and buried by a fall of stone"
1954	December	23	Michael Colliery	Fife	M.	Brown	40		Accident	Headstone
1954	December	23	Whitehill	Lothian	John	Barrett	30	packer	Fall of stone

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