Avon Colliery

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Bowen, William, 14 Dec 1894, aged 47, Coal tipper, Crushed between a waggon which he was moving and another being lowered by another man

Davies, Issac, 01 Jun 1897, aged 17, Labourer, Fatally injured while riding on a tram down a gradient on the main road. Breach of special rules

Davies, James R., 15 Apr 1898, aged 48, Greaser, Struck by a tram on shaft siding. The haulage rope got out of the wooden boxes was caught by ascending cage and the strain broke the coupling between 1st and 2nd journey and the 1st tram was drawn rapidly forward. Iron pipes have been substituted for the wooden boxes used for protecting the haulage rope in shaft

Davies, Joshua, 17 Feb 1900, 4.45 p.m., aged 28, Repairer, Fall of roof. On road, while clearing a fall caused by knocking out some low timbers. A sudden "squeeze" broke three new pairs, and crushed out one. Six feet seam

Davies, Thomas, 25 Mar 1890, aged 52, Collier, Fall of roof, clift, 11ft. in length between face and gob wall 4½ft. back. He had taken down a 9in. clod which had been propped but did not prop the roof above. 6ft. seam, 50ins. thick. Longwall

Ellacott, James, 23 Jan 1902, (accident: 21 Jan 1902, 4.30 p.m.), aged 27, Haulier, While deceased was bringing out two trams of rubbish, and riding on the front, he struck his head agaiust an irregularity in the roof and fell to the side. Died from injuries 23rd January

Evans, David Thomas, 21 Jan 1924, 7.45 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 25, Collier, This man alleged he had scratched his arm with a lump of coal. He was a trained ambulance man. He died from septicaemia. On the day of his own slight injury he had rendered first aid to a fellow workman

Harris, Thomas, 06 Sep 1880, aged 30, Sinker, One of the ropes to which the walling stage is suspended broke, canted the stage and the men were thrown down the pit into water which had accumulated during walling [More information ...]

Hughes, Edward, 09 May 1892, 4.30 p.m., 9th hour of shift, aged 21, Haulier, In jumping off "shafts" he fell and was run over by loaded tram

Hurst, William Charles, 07 Jan 1903, aged 21, Assistant Shotman, The shotman attempted to fire a charge of saxonite by means of a high-tension detonator and battery, but it missed fire. After waiting three minutes, and disconnecting the battery from the cable, he and his assistant went towards the face to ascertain the cause, and before reaching it the shot exploded, killing the assistant

Jenkins, Isaac, 29 Jul 1892, 8.15 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof at face, which was fairly well timbered

Jones, John R., 04 Jan 1898, aged 17, Collier, Fall of roof at face over road-end while filling coal clift 6ft. x 6 ft. x 1ft. thick fell from between road-side props. Rhondda seam

Lewis, Joseph, 27 Dec 1929, (accident: 24 Dec 1929), aged 54, Day labourer, Front end of tram derailed causing him to be caught and crushed. Died 27th

Lewis, Thomas, 06 Sep 1880, aged 28, Mason, One of the ropes to which the walling stage is suspended broke, canted the stage and the men were thrown down the pit into water which had accumulated during walling [More information ...]

Phillips, David S., 30 Apr 1894, aged 13, Door boy, Crushed between a tram and pair of timber bars while the tram was being lifted on the rails

Pulman, Joseph, 06 Sep 1880, aged 35, Mason, One of the ropes to which the walling stage is suspended broke, canted the stage and the men were thrown down the pit into water which had accumulated during walling [More information ...]

Sheppard, William, 06 Sep 1880, aged 28, Sinker, One of the ropes to which the walling stage is suspended broke, canted the stage and the men were thrown down the pit into water which had accumulated during walling [More information ...]

Simeon, David, 10 Nov 1892, 2 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 21, Shoeing smith, Kicked by a horse in the stables

Thomas, John, 22 Feb 1882, aged 25, Labourer, Killed by a fall of clay in an excavation for engine on surface

Thomas, Robert, 23 May 1898, aged 48, Collier, Fall of roof at face collapse of roof along the whole face of stall. Deceased was warned as to the roof being "on the move," went into face again to fetch some tools. Six feet seam