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Abercarn Colliery |
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Abercarn Colliery |
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Abercarn Colliery
| Location: |
Abercarn
7 miles [11 km] NW of Newport
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 171 Cardiff and Newport) ST215945, 51° 38' 39" N, 3° 8' 3" W |
| Opened: |
1855 |
| Closed: |
1935 |
| Owners: |
United National Collieries Ltd. |
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Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and Coal Co., Ltd. |
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Partridge, Jones and John Paton Ltd. |
| Output: |
1894 - Coal. |
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1896 - Prince of Wales - Coal. |
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1900 - Coal. |
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1905 - Coal: Steam. |
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1910 - Coal: Steam. |
| Employment: |
1894 - 1,052 (852 below, 200 surface) |
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1896 - Prince of Wales - 971 (817 below, 154 surface) |
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1900 - 1,177 (1,000 below, 177 surface) |
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1905 - 865 (728 below, 137 surface) |
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1910 - 1,048 (872 below, 176 surface) |
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1923 - Cwmcarn - 1,000 (885 below, 115 surface) |
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1923 - Prince of Wales - 1,285 (1,100 below, 185 surface) |
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1933 - Prince of Wales - 1,120 (1,000 below, 120 surface) |
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1940 - Prince of Wales - 12 (2 below, 10 surface) |
| Seams Worked: |
1894 - Black Vein, Five Feet |
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1896 - Prince of Wales - Black Vein, Five Feet |
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1900 - Black Vein, Five Feet |
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1905 - Black Vein, Five Feet |
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1910 - Black Vein, Five Feet |
| Notes: |
Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete! |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
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11th |
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1878 |
| Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, 268 lives lost
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
| |  |  | | | | Abraham, Richard, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Abraham, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 37, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Abraham, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Adams, George, 11 Sep 1878, aged 19, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Allen, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 29, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Anthony, David, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Anthony, William, 17 Feb 1877, aged 61, Labourer, Killed by railway trucks on surface |
| |  |  | | | | Ashmau, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 33, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Baddis, John, 09 Jul 1889, Collier, John Baddis, a collier, came out early from a neighbouring mine at which he worked on the 9th July, in consequence of a fatal accident there, and subsequently went to the Abercarn (Prince of Wales) Colliery, where he was run over by trucks which were being shunted; he was not employed at this colliery [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident] |
| |  |  | | | | Baker, Charles, 11 Sep 1878, aged 30, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Bakerton, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 26, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Bath, Isaac, 11 Sep 1878, aged 21, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Beachey, David, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Beard, James, 11 Sep 1878, aged 53, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Beare, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 21, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Bennett, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 21, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Bethal, Edwin, 11 Sep 1878, aged 48, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Bowdy, Thomas, 30 Aug 1865, (accident: 24 Aug 1865), aged 30, Enginewright, Was overwhelmed by a heavy piece of metal 24th at the new enginehouse. Both legs were broken. Died 30th |
| | |  | | | | Bradley, James, 21 Jul 1908, aged 22, Mason, He and others were engaged filling trams on the haulage road, and having filled six, turned four empties over on the side to allow of the journey passing. It came along and picked up the full trams, and then some of the empties in the journey got off the rails, whether in consequence of some rubbish having fallen on them or not is unknown. One of them caught against one of those turned over and knocked out a post set for carrying the signal wire. Deceased who, with others, was in a roomy manhole, appears to have taken fright, and going out of it was crushed between the corner of the manhole and the upturned tram. Had he remained in the manhole he would have been quite safe. (Mechanical haulage) |
| |  |  | | | | Brimson, Frank, 11 Sep 1878, aged 25, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Brooks, George, 11 Sep 1878, aged 24, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Brown, Frederick, 11 Sep 1878, aged 25, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Brown, James, 11 Sep 1878, aged 27, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Brown, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Budd, Henry, 11 Sep 1878, aged 19, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Buden, Morgan, 11 Sep 1878, aged 32, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Caines, Joseph, 11 Sep 1878, aged 53, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Carter, John, 05 Sep 1866, aged 13, Haulier, Crushed by trams |
| |  |  | | | | Carter, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Carter, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 19, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Cartwright, Henry, 11 Sep 1878, aged 43, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Cartwright, Herbert, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Chapman, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 35, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Chin, Frederick, 11 Sep 1878, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Chulton, Frederick, 11 Sep 1878, aged 18, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Churcher, George, 20 Apr 1911, aged 47, Collier, Fall of side on road while repairing |
| |  |  | | | | Cidland, Charles, 11 Sep 1878, aged 26, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Cidland, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 52, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Clifford, Joseph, 11 Sep 1878, aged 27, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Clifford, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 18, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Cocker, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Coles, George, 11 Sep 1878, aged 48, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Colley, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 52, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Colley, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Cooksley, Henry, 11 Sep 1878, aged 26, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Coombs, George, 11 Sep 1878, aged 26, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Coward, Benjamin, 11 Sep 1878, aged 38, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Daniel, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 25, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Davies, Thomas, 16 Aug 1899, aged 29, Collier, Fall of roof from unseen slips in his working place. He was said to have been preparing to set timber after getting some coal down. The place otherwise appeared to have been well secured |
| |  |  | | | | Davies, W. H., 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Davis, Alfred, 11 Sep 1878, aged 18, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Davis, D., 11 Sep 1878, aged 34, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Davis, Daniel, 11 Sep 1878, aged 24, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Davis, David, 11 Sep 1878, aged 21, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Davis, David, 11 Sep 1878, aged 40, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Davis, Edward, 11 Sep 1878, aged 23, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Davis, James, 11 Sep 1878, aged 29, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Davis, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 47, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Davis, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 35, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Davis, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Davis, William, 27 Feb 1865, (accident: 24 Feb 1865), aged 50, Mason, Fell from a ladder on the 24th. Died from his injuries 27th |
| | |  | | | | Davis, William, 18 Jan 1877, Collier, Fall of roof |
| |  |  | | | | Davis, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 43, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Davis, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 18, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Dow, Edwin, 11 Sep 1878, aged 19, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Down, Henry, 11 Sep 1878, aged 28, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Downs, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 24, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Duel, Frederick, 11 Sep 1878, aged 30, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Eatwell, George, 11 Sep 1878, aged 29, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Eatwell, James, 15 Feb 1865, aged 50, Onsetter, Piece of coal fell from asceding loaded tram. There was not the least occasion for him to be so near the bottom when the band was moving |
| | |  | | | | Edwards, Edward, 26 Feb 1855, Timberman, Fall of roof |
| |  |  | | | | Edwards, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 26, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Edwards, Morgan, 12 Nov 1885, (accident: 11 Nov 1885), aged 35, Haulier, His horse took fright at a stone falling near him and pulled the tram off the road, the haulier got crushed against a door and died next day from his injuries |
| | |  | | | | Edwards, Samuel, 01 May 1887, (accident: 23 Apr 1887), aged 15, Collier, He was coming out to the shaft with a tram riding on the front end of it. The pony was going fast and at the points the tram got off the rails, he jumped but was caught and dragged some distance and his spine injured. He died May 1st |
| |  |  | | | | Edwards, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 48, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Evans, David, 11 Sep 1878, aged 21, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Evans, Edwin, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Evans, George, 11 Sep 1878, aged 50, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Evans, Gwilym, 11 Sep 1878, aged 18, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Evans, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 24, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Evans, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 43, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Evans, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 40, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Evans, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Everett, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 36, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Farley, Thomas, 15 Sep 1905, aged 47, Labourer, While working on the engine plane repairing the road near a manhole he was run over by a journey of trams. He evidently continued his work longer than he should have done, having mistaken the distance the journey was from him |
| |  |  | | | | Francis, Sylvester, 11 Sep 1878, aged 20, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Francis, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 21, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Francis, Thomas, 23 Jun 1887, aged 56, Collier, Fall of roof. He and another man about the same age were filling a tram, when a stone fell from two slips and killed Francis on the spot. The place was apparently well timbered |
| |  |  | | | | Franklin, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Games, Benjamin, 11 Sep 1878, aged 25, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Games, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 33, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Games, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 35, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Gay, Elisha, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Gay, Joseph, 11 Sep 1878, aged 45, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | George, Robert, 23 Mar 1878, aged 60, Collier, Fall of coal |
| |  |  | | | | Gillingham, Henry, 11 Sep 1878, aged 36, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Gimlett, William, 02 Jun 1866, aged 54, Collier, Killed by a fall of coal whilst wedging it down. It flew out of the face of his stall through double slips |
| |  |  | | | | Gleed, George, 11 Sep 1878, aged 25, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Gleed, Gilbert, 11 Sep 1878, aged 23, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Gobling, H., 11 Sep 1878, aged 31, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Gough, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 15, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Greenland, Charles, 11 Sep 1878, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Griffiths, David, 11 Sep 1878, aged 26, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Griffiths, James, 11 Sep 1878, aged 37, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Hall, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 35, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Hancock, James, 11 Sep 1878, aged 40, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Hards, William, 17 Mar 1906, aged 53, Collier, Wm. Hards, 53, collier, died suddenly from heart disease when on his way out from work at Abercarn Colliery on the 17th March [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident] |
| |  |  | | | | Harlow, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 26, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Harris, Arthur, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Harris, James, 11 Sep 1878, aged 30, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Harris, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Havard, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 38, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Helbum, George, 11 Sep 1878, aged 31, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Helbum, Williams, 11 Sep 1878, aged 30, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Henry, Saunders, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Hibbs, Oliver, 11 Sep 1878, aged 35, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Hill, Henry, 03 Sep 1870, aged 20, Collier, Fall of coal whilst putting up a cog |
| | |  | | | | Hodges, George, 28 Aug 1877, (accident: 15 Aug 1877), aged 13, Door boy, Fell under trams ; died August 26th |
| |  |  | | | | Hodges, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 47, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Hodges, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 18, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Hooper, Joseph, 11 Sep 1878, aged 13, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Hooper, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 15, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Hopper, Powell, 11 Sep 1878, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Howells, Rees, 11 Sep 1878, aged 39, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Howells, Williams, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | James, David, 11 Sep 1878, aged 30, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | James, Edmund, 11 Sep 1878, aged 18, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | James, James, 12 Jul 1873, aged 30, Collier, Fall of coal |
| |  |  | | | | James, Lewis, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | James, Nathaniel, 11 Sep 1878, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | James, Rowland, 11 Sep 1878, aged 32, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | James, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 57, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | James, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 25, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | James, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 48, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Jenkins, Edward, 11 Sep 1878, aged 24, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Jenkins, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 50, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Jennings, H. C., 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Jones, Charles, 11 Sep 1878, aged 33, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Jones, Daniel, 26 Nov 1885, aged 25, Journey rider, The hitching plate of a tram broke and he was thrown under the journey and killed |
| | |  | | | | Jones, Edward, 02 Aug 1867, aged 38, Collier, Killed by getting blocked between loaded trams |
| | |  | | | | Jones, John, 22 Mar 1906, aged 52, Ripper, In enlarging a double parting, deceased was working off the coal on the side of the road. The place had been examined a short time before and sounded alright. After the coal had been taken down, the top broke from an unseen slip. The stone was a large one, and killed him instantly |
| |  |  | | | | Jones, Joseph, 11 Sep 1878, aged 25, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Jones, Solomon, 11 Sep 1878, aged 35, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Jones, Thomas, 07 May 1886, aged 42, Collier, Fall of coal. He was putting up a cog under the top coal when a large piece fell owing to two large natural slips at right angles to each other, which were invisible. The place was well timbered |
| |  |  | | | | Jones, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 26, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Jones, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 20, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Jones, William Henry, 29 Nov 1909, aged 64, Labourer, He was putting a tram of timber on the cage at the level of the ground (lower landing) and through a misunderstanding the banksman, who was in the upper landing about 16 to 17 feet above him, but not in view, knocked the cage away, causing him to fall with the tram down the shaft. The banksman clearly caused the accident, even if he was not seriously to blame |
| |  |  | | | | Jorden, Joseph, 11 Sep 1878, aged 27, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | King, George, 02 Jun 1906, aged 25, Labourer, He was riding in the upcast pit with four other men, and when near the top of the shafts he suddenly fell out. There was no evidence to show what caused him to do so, and it was stated by the witnesses at the inquest that there was no jerk of the cage of any kind |
| |  |  | | | | Knight, Henry, 11 Sep 1878, aged 33, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Lagg, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 15, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Ledwitch, James, 01 Aug 1884, (accident: 31 Jul 1884), aged 47, Labourer, Fell off a plank near the boilers and injured his head ; he died the next day |
| |  |  | | | | Len, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 24, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Lewis, Israel, 11 Sep 1878, aged 34, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Lewis, Jabez, 26 Nov 1892, aged 65, Platelayer, While riding on the step of the colliery locomotive talking with the driver he appears not to have noticed their approach to the screens when he was crushed against one of the uprights |
| |  |  | | | | Lewis, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 31, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Lewis, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 20, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Lewis, Joseph, 11 Sep 1878, aged 25, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Lewis, Joseph, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Lewis, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Lewis, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 26, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Lewis, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 38, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Llaycuck, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 32, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Lloyd, George, 11 Sep 1878, aged 36, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Lloyd, Thomas, 13 Apr 1870, aged 16, Collier, Fall of stone in black vein pit |
| |  |  | | | | Lovell, James, 11 Sep 1878, aged 34, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Lovell, Oliver, 01 Mar 1887, aged 40, Collier, Fall of coal. He was walking down the face with a basket of coal, when a lump from the face fell upon him. It came from one of the natural slips this seam is liable to. A sprag might have saved it |
| | |  | | | | Maddaford, William, 31 Aug 1914, aged 39, Hitcher, As he was putting a tram on to the cage at the pit bottom the cage ascended, and he was carried up some distance and crushed between the cage and the beam above the inset. The engineman appears to have started the engine without receiving the signal |
| |  |  | | | | Madly, Isaac, 11 Sep 1878, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Mapstone, Frederick, 28 Jan 1899, aged 30, Collier, Fall of coal from the face. Having holed the coal, he appears to have tried to get it down, and failing to do so, he resumed holing without sprags. Upon reaching a slip the coal fell over on him |
| |  |  | | | | Marshall, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 32, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Mathews, Isaac, 11 Sep 1878, aged 50, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Mattlaws, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 23, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Meckarthy, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 21, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Meredith, George, 11 Sep 1878, aged 36, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Meredith, Henry, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Meyrick, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 32, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Miles, William, 15 Feb 1886, Collier, Fall of top coal. A slant was found running along the face. The manager told him to be cautious and he at once proceeded to set a prop, but before he got it up the coal fell and killed him |
| | |  | | | | Moon, Frederick, 24 Apr 1914, aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof at the face as he was preparing to open an airway between the gob wall and the coal |
| |  |  | | | | Moore, Charles, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Moore, Joseph, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Morgan, Arthur E., 21 Apr 1905, aged 19, Collier, He was fatally injured by a fall of coal and clod which he was watching his comrade wedge down from the face |
| | |  | | | | Morgan, David, 03 Sep 1906, aged 23, Collier, Having bored a hole in bis rippings for a shot, be was knocking out tbe posts underneath before leaving off work, when a piece, 5 yards long, 6 feet wide, and 20 inches thick, fell, killing him instantly. The piece being so large and thick, it probably sounded strong. It was given off by a "slip" and "grime," which would be difficult to see owing to the coal sticking to the top |
| | |  | | | | Morgan, Selwyn, 24 Jul 1924, 1.45 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 23, Collier, He, with others, was passing a stationary loaded journey on the way to the pit bottom, when the journey was signalled on. Due to a coupling on the tail rope being caught between a vertical rocker sheave and the steel arch girder support of the roadway, such a strain was thrown on the rope cap that it burst. The trams dropped back on the barhook and were thrown on the side. All the persons escaped except Morgan, who was found dead when released two hours after the accident occurred. Electric safety lamp used |
| | |  | | | | Morgan, Thomas, 02 Aug 1872, aged 48, Collier, Explosion of firedamp |
| |  |  | | | | Morgan, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 20, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Morgan, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 33, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Morgan, Williams, 11 Sep 1878, aged 21, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Morton, Samuel, 11 Sep 1878, aged 40, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Nealms, Charles, 11 Sep 1878, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Nealms, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 25, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Newbury, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 30, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Nicholas, Charles, 11 Sep 1878, aged 18, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Nicholas, Elias, 11 Sep 1878, aged 20, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Nicholas, Henry, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Noot, Robert, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Noot, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Noot, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 48, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Norris, William, 02 Sep 1871, aged 33, Collier, Killed by fall of coal |
| |  |  | | | | Osborne, George, 11 Sep 1878, aged 23, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Osborne, Robert, 11 Sep 1878, aged 21, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Owen, Henry, 11 Sep 1878, aged 21, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Oxford, George, 11 Sep 1878, aged 23, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Pain, George, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Palmer, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Palmer, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 26, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Parry, Uriah, 11 Sep 1878, aged 20, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Payne, James, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Peterson, Charles John, 16 Apr 1914, aged 46, Labourer, He was crushed against the side wall at the pit bottom by trams which ran wild owing to a shackle breaking |
| | |  | | | | Phillips, John, 1871, Screener, Fell down dead in a fit [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Phillips, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 20, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Phillips, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 13, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Phillips, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 21, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Phillips, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 47, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Phillips, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 34, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Phillips, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Phillips, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Poetry, Henry, 11 Sep 1878, aged 19, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Poetry, James, 11 Sep 1878, aged 21, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Powell, Henry, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Powell, Samuel, 11 Sep 1878, aged 13, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Prewett, Leslie, 30 Oct 1903, aged 16, Collier's Boy, His butty, or the responsible collier, was wedging a piece of coal off the face when a fall of roof occurred across the stall, catching deceased under one edge of it. There apparently were no false slips to account for the accident. It evidently resulted in consequence of a weight or crush in the place breaking the roof down. There was considerable carelessness on the collier's part in not having examined and sounded the roof more carefully, and in having so much roof space without timber. The examiner seems also to have been slack in his duty |
| | |  | | | | Price, James, 23 Jun 1871, aged 51, Collier, Fall of coal by a "bump" |
| |  |  | | | | Price, James, 11 Sep 1878, aged 15, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Price, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 26, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Proper, John, 05 Jun 1871, aged 35, Collier, Crushed by trams ; he had actually gone to sleep |
| |  |  | | | | Quick, Henry, 11 Sep 1878, aged 28, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Quick, James, 11 Sep 1878, aged 21, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Railton, Joseph, 11 Sep 1878, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Rees, David, 11 Sep 1878, aged 19, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Rees, David, 11 Sep 1878, aged 37, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Rees, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 39, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Regan, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Regan, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 19, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Regan, Michael, 11 Sep 1878, aged 23, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Reynolds, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Richards, Henry, 28 Dec 1907, (accident: 16 Dec 1907, 2.5 p.m., 8th hour of shift), aged 42, Shunter, The locomotive was engaged moving some rubbish waggons, the buffers of which came inside the buffers of the engine. Deceased was standing on the step of the engine putting sand on the rails and in some manner got his hand between the buffers of the rubbish truck and the buffers of the locomotive, and it was injured. His hand was making very satisfactory progress and was considered to be nearly well, but he died suddenly in his house at 11 p.m. on Saturday night the 28th December, from advanced heart disease, according to the post-mortem ; the doctor states accelerated by the accident. This is a case which before the Compensation Act would not have been brought under notice as being connected with his work |
| |  |  | | | | Richards, Richard, 11 Sep 1878, aged 56, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Roberts, William, 21 Dec 1853, aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof |
| |  |  | | | | Rogers, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 29, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Rogers, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 35, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Rouse, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 42, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Saunders, Elias, Jan 1904, (accident: 24 Mar 1903), aged 27, Collier, Elias Saunders, 27 collier, died in January after an operation in a London hospital for a cancerous growth in the head. It was alleged that he injured his head on the 24th March, 1903, when at work at the Abercarn Colliery, but evidence of this was so slight that I do not consider the case should be treated as a colliery accident. [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident] |
| |  |  | | | | Saunders, Richard, 11 Sep 1878, aged 37, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Shepherd, George, 11 Sep 1878, aged 35, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Shepherd, Isaac, 11 Sep 1878, aged 40, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Short, Seth, 04 Oct 1907, 11 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 45, Collier, Fall of coal from the face at a "grime" or sooty slip and another slip in the top coal behind the lump which fell, and which allowed this lump of coal to drop down. The place was not properly secured, deceased being much to blame, as was also the overman who was in the place an hour before and apparently took no notice of the fact |
| | |  | | | | Simpson, Robert, 04 Dec 1903, aged 50, Manager, He slipped and wrenched himself when climbing over a fall in the Five Foot Seam, from the effects of which he is alleged to have died two or three weeks later |
| |  |  | | | | Smith, James, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Smith, Silas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 33, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Smith, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 30, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Snelgrove, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Squires, Frederick, 13 Aug 1903, aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof stone from a smooth slip, which he was aware of. Instead of getting the stone down after knocking the timber out as he was told to do, he was preparing to set timber under it. He was sent to do the work in order to make height for the horses |
| |  |  | | | | Stevens, Frederick, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Stevens, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Stevens, Richard, 11 Sep 1878, aged 34, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Stone, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 29, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Sutton, James, 07 Nov 1869, (accident: 06 Nov 1869), aged 39, Coker, Hurt at the coke ovens by the "drag" on the 6th ; died on the 7th |
| |  |  | | | | Symonds, Albert, 11 Sep 1878, aged 18, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Symonds, Edward, 11 Sep 1878, aged 35, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Symonds, Thomas H., 11 Sep 1878, aged 17, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Symonds, W. H., 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Symonds, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 39, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Terrell, A., 15 Dec 1877, Collier, Killed by rope on engine plane underground. He was there contrary to orders |
| | |  | | | | Thomas, Albert, 30 Nov 1908, aged 17, Collier, Fall of coal from the face which struck him as he was raking coal forward with his pick. Sprags were set within 6 feet of each other, but as in many similar cases the coal was not sufficiently secured. Colliers are too frequently disinclined to set sprags enough, and appear to be satisfied if they are set within the maximum distance allowed by the rules |
| |  |  | | | | Thomas, Augustus, 11 Sep 1878, aged 33, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Thomas, David, 11 Sep 1878, aged 37, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Thomas, David, 11 Sep 1878, aged 24, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Thomas, David, 11 Sep 1878, aged 21, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Thomas, David, 28 Sep 1901, aged 9, [Not employed], David Thomas, aged 9, was playing, on the 28th September, with other boys on the sidings belonging to the Abercarn (Prince of Wales) Colliery, then being used by the Great Western Railway Company ; the trolley they were playing with ran down to the siding, and overturned on him, causing instant death [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident] |
| | |  | | | | Thomas, Henry, 08 Nov 1884, aged 27, Hitcher, Fell into sump. He was walking backwards, pulling an empty tram towards the pit, when his foot slipped on the flat sheet, and he fell into the pit, and pulled the tram on to the top of him |
| | |  | | | | Thomas, William, 12 May 1853, Miner, Fall of roof in a stall |
| |  |  | | | | Thomas, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 28, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Tyler, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 38, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Tyrell, Henry, 11 Sep 1878, aged 34, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Tyrell, Samuel, 11 Sep 1878, aged 13, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Tyrell, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 18, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Tyrell, William H., 11 Sep 1878, aged 15, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Unknown, -, 09 Jul 1851, Collier, Fell down shaft |
| | |  | | | | Unknown, -, 1871, aged 8, Child [Not employed], He got entangled in the machinery and was killed in the engine house [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Walters, Henry, 11 Sep 1878, aged 18, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Walters, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 25, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Walters, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 38, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Walters, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 66, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Warmouth, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Warrington, J., 30 Mar 1883, aged 36, Banksman, Fell down shaft. He was replacing a plank at the top which had got loose and lost his balance and fell into the pit |
| |  |  | | | | Watkins, Albert, 11 Sep 1878, aged 20, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Watkins, George, 08 Jan 1896, aged 19, Collier, A fall of roof on the Main Dukey Road displaced a collar under which he was standing and about 30 tram loads of rubbish fell on him killing him |
| |  |  | | | | Watkins, Sydney, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Watkins, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 23, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Watts, George, 11 Sep 1878, aged 31, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Watts, Henry, 11 Sep 1878, aged 30, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Watts, Isaac, 11 Sep 1878, aged 23, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Webb, Alfred, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Webb, Job, 11 Sep 1878, aged 55, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Webb, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Wells, Alfred, 11 Sep 1878, aged 36, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Whately, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 26, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Whatley, Frank, 11 Sep 1878, aged 13, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Whatley, James, 11 Sep 1878, aged 23, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Wheal, Thomas, 26 Jun 1872, aged 31, Haulier, Fell under waggon and was killed |
| |  |  | | | | Wicks, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 24, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Wilcox, Albert, 11 Sep 1878, aged 23, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | William, Daniel, 11 Sep 1878, aged 52, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | William, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 30, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, Daniel, 11 Sep 1878, aged 51, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, Edmund, 11 Sep 1878, aged 17, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, George, 11 Sep 1878, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, Henry, 11 Sep 1878, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, Isaac, 11 Sep 1878, aged 30, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, Jacob, 11 Sep 1878, aged 33, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 35, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 35, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, John, 11 Sep 1878, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, Jonathan, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, Richard, 11 Sep 1878, aged 28, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 35, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, Thomas, 11 Sep 1878, aged 37, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, W .J., 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 13, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Williams, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 45, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| |  |  | | | | Winters, Aaron, 11 Sep 1878, aged 14, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Woodruff, John, 21 Oct 1875, aged 47, Collier, Fall of roof |
| | |  | | | | Yeoman, Albert Thomas, 03 Mar 1903, aged 33, Timberman, Deceased appears to have lifted a heavy stone in the roof with his head the night before his death in order to allow of a collar being placed under it. The doctors considered his sudden death might have been caused by the strain which he complained of at the time. There was nothing else that they could suggest as the cause of death |
| |  |  | | | | Young, William, 11 Sep 1878, aged 41, Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...] |
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list of collieries/pits etc. near to Abercarn Colliery
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Sources:
- 1853 (Jan-Jun) Mines Inspectors Report, by Herbert Mackworth, H.M. Inspector of Mines, published in 1854
- 1853 (Jul-Dec) Mines Inspectors Report, by Herbert Mackworth, H.M. Inspector of Mines, published in 1854
- 1855 Mines Inspectors Report, by Herbert Mackworth, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1855 Mines Inspectors Report, by Herbert Mackworth, H.M. Inspector of Mines, includes a list of all the fatal accidents in the Southern District during the years 1851 to 1855
- 1869 Mines Inspectors Report (C 124), South Western District by Lionel Brough, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1871 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 653), South-western District by Lionel Brough, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1872 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 840), South-western District by Lionel Brough, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), South-western District by Lionel Brough, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), South-Western District by Lionel Brough, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 2003), South Western District by Thomas Cadman,, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), South Western District by Thomas Cadman,, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078), South Western District by Thomas Cadman,, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), South Western District by Thomas Cadman,, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), South Western District (No. 12) by Joseph S. Martin, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), South Western District (No. 12) by Joseph S. Martin, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Southern District (No. 12) by Joseph S. Martin, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Southern District (No. 12) by Joseph S. Martin, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), Southern District (No. 12) by Joseph S. Martin, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), Southern District (No. 12) by Joseph S. Martin, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Southern District (No. 12) by Joseph S. Martin, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Southern District (No. 12) by Joseph S. Martin, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672), Southern District (No. 12) by Joseph S. Martin, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1909 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5177), Southern District (No. 12) by Joseph S. Martin, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), South Wales District (No. 7) by W. N. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023), South Wales Division (No. 5) by Dr. W. N. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Cardiff and Newport Division (No. 6) by J. M. Carey, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection]
- 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
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