Aberpergwm Colliery

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Bryant, Samuel, 27 Jan 1883, aged 38, Collier, Fall of coal

Evans, Evan, 27 Mar 1905, aged 54, Collier, Fall of roof. At face ; between last pair of timbers and face, a piece of, roof coal, 3 ft. x 3 ft. x 18 ins. thick, fell from between slips close to a temporary prop, which it was thought would have secured it. "18 feet" seam

Griffiths, Griffiths, 25 Jul 1894, aged 54, Collier, Fall of roof (clift 9ft. x 2½ft. x 18ins. thick) close to face of a wide stall in which the roof was irregular. Deceased and his partner who was also injured by the fall had been told to secure the stone but failed to do so. Nine feet seam, 11ft. thick Anthracite

Harrison, David, 22 Jul 1895, aged 59, Labourer, Suffocated by small coal and rubbish, the ground having subsided where he was tipping rubbish owing to a fall of roof in old level below which was erroneously supposed to have been closed before

Haynes, Frederick J., 18 May 1914, aged 20, Collier, Fall of roof at the face as he was wedging down some coal. The stone discharged a post

Heal, Frederick, 20 Jun 1895, aged 25, Collier, Fall of coal roof (3ft. 2ins. thick) while baring out a slip. Size 9½ft x 4¾ft. between two slips meeting at top no props stood within 8ft. of face. Eighteen feet seam

Hopkins, J. M., 12 Aug 1897, aged 27, Collier, Fall of side at face coal and shale 8½ft long overhanging but not supported. Eighteen feet seam

Jones, David, 21 Feb 1888, aged 63, Fireman, When about to prop a stall 18ft. wide a piece of roof (coal) 6ft. square, fell out between slips upon him. 18feet seam, 9ft. thick. Pillar and stall

Jones, Edward Owen, 28 Oct 1913, (accident: 27 Oct 1913), aged 27, Collier, Fall of side at working. His comrade was pulling down some coal and in falling it knocked out a post ; the post struck him on the head causing fatal injuries. He died the following day

Morris, Gomer, 28 Jul 1891, aged 24, Rider, While riding up engine plane on chain in front of "journey" he slipped and lost his footing and was dragged some distance with his right leg under tram. Died same day after amputation, in Swansea Hospital

Morris, Thomas, 28 Aug 1908, aged 21, Coal Cutter Attendant, While working a bar cutter of a coal cutting machine out from underneath the coal, his clothing was caught by the teeth of the bar, and both legs were torn off. No bar should be removed from the cut while power is applied to the machine and the bar is revolving

Phillips, Herbert, 01 Nov 1909, aged 22, Collier, The accident occurred at the junction of two inclines, one self acting and the other worked by a steam engine. A mistake was made by deceased, and he stepped in front of loaded trains coming down the self acting incline, and was run over and killed. He thought he was on the other plane

Rees, Thomas, 16 Oct 1906, aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof. At face ; a portion of the roof at road end had been shaken by a shot which had been fired in the place, and a prop had been displaced. While deceased was clearing away the debris, a stone measuring 4 ft. 2 in. by 2 ft. 10 in. by 7 in., fell upon him and killed him. Three feet seam

Walters, Trefor, 25 Dec 1914, (accident: 18 Dec 1914), aged 30, Collier, He appears to have slightly cut his hand as he was at work in the stall road. He died from blood poisoning on December 25th, 1914, which, according to medical evidence, was set up by the cut

Weaver, Cecil, 05 Nov 1914, aged 23, Collier, As he was walking along an engine plane towards the shaft at the completion of his shift he was run over by a main and tail rope journey of loaded trams

Williams, James, 10 Jan 1913, (accident: 29 Nov 1912), aged 54, Collier, Fall of side at working face. A fall of coal on to his back as he was in a stooping position at the mouth of his stall road. His spine was fractured. He died January 10th, 1913

Williams, Thomas, 07 Feb 1896, aged 40, Manager, Fell off a bridge at screens a spar against which he was leaning having given way

Williams, William, 11 Feb 1936, aged 76, Miner