Aberbaiden Colliery

Davies, David, 15 Jul 1913, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof at working face. His head was crushed by a fall from the roof, as he was wedging some coal down

Eastman, Henry, 01 Jul 1928, (accident: 26 Jun 1928), aged 46, Collier, Fall of roof — fractured jaw and serious injuries. Died 1st July

Evans, Edward, 25 Oct 1909, aged 18, Collier, Fall of roof. At face ; a bell-shaped stone 6 feet, by 4 feet, by 10 inches in thickness in shale ground, fell from the sandstone rock roof and so seriously injured him that he died in 12 hours time. It appears that an attempt had been made to bar the stone down but it would not yield to the bar. The men then worked away at the coal face and exposed a larger area of the stone which ultimately collapsed. Rock Fawr Seam. Naked lights

Evans, James, 14 Jun 1907, aged 41, Collier, Fall of roof. At face. While about to commence work at the face after an interval for food, a piece of sandstone rock roof fell from between two joints which had not previously been detected. The stone measured 9 ft. long, an average width of 2 ft. 4 ins., and 2 ft. 4 ins. in thickness. Water was pouring out from the fissures so much that a galvanised sheet had been fixed over the roadway to convey the water to one side. Props were set on either side of the roadway, and the stone came down from between them. Rock fawr. Naked lights

Green, Frank Cecil, 18 Feb 1914, aged 26, Labourer, Fall of coal from the side of a roadway. He was employed in building stoppings, and having run short of material, he went to cut some coal for the purpose, when he was killed by the fall. His body was not recovered until the following day, although three officials, at least, passed the spot. His body was practically covered by the fall

Hill, Emlyn Hopkin, 06 Jan 1934, crushed by a stone [date of report]

Jenkins, S., 23 Nov 1927, (accident: 21 Nov 1927), aged 22, Underground banksman, Turning rings on main landing to secure journey when hitching broke and he was crushed — compound fractured of leg. Died 23rd Nov

Jenkins, Thomas, 14 Nov 1912, aged 53, Pumpman, In jumping off from between two full trams at the top of slant, and surface, he was crushed between the trams and the side of a bridge

Kent, Richard, 11 Oct 1912, aged 41, Collier, Fall of roof on heading. Fall of roof stone in narrow heading

Little, Robert, 27 Feb 1906, aged 27, Electrician, Killed by the fall of an arched roof to a motor house, which collapsed owing to the struts which held the centre in position having being knocked out by him to admit the erection of a switch board. The arched roof was in course of construction at the time

Roach, Frederick, 09 Sep 1927, aged 17, Assistant collier, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Rogers, W. J., 04 Mar 1925, aged 42, Collier, Ponce of top coal — fractured neck

Tarr, W. G., 27 Oct 1925, aged 45, repairer, Fall of roof

Thomas, G., 01 Oct 1927, aged 33, Rider, Found under journey that was conveying man down level — spine fractured

Thomas, W. J., 01 Feb 1927, aged 58, Repairer, Pushing empty tram when portion of roof fell — neck fractured [More information ...]

Williams, Job, 28 Oct 1914, aged 44, Collier, Fall of roof at face as he was drawing back pillars of coal. The rock roof fell away from an unseen slant and killed him

Wiltshire, W., 27 Jun 1928, (accident: 12 May 1928), aged 56, Collier, Fall of coal while repairing side — thigh fractured. Died 27th June