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Bagley, Thomas, 15 Jul 1911, aged 38, Sinker, The two deceased and another man were being raised in a bowk from a walling stage in a sinking shaft 20 feet in diameter to a lodge room 70 yards above, having with them a hammer for signalling and a hook to draw the bowk to the landing at the lodge room ; through careless and improper shouting and signalling the bowk while swinging was raised above the lodge room and struck a byatt, causing two of the men to be thrown out and the third injured [More information ...]

Ball, Henry, 02 Nov 1914, aged 34, Borer, He received fatal injuries by being knocked down by an empty tram which had accidentally been pushed over the top of an incline and which ran into him as he was at work boring a hole in the roof 100 yards down the dip. He died from his injuries on November 6th, 1914

Bevan, Frederick William, 07 Oct 1924, 1.30 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 49, Labourer, Whilst engaged in building a brick wall a fall of ground took place from the edge of the waste and he was killed outright. The fall was caused through the presence of unseen slants in conjunction with a general squeeze. Three sets of flats were discharged by the fall. Electric safety lamp used

Brooks, William, 04 Nov 1925, (accident: 23 Oct 1925), aged 29, Labourer, Fall of stone from side and fell awkwardly in avoiding it. Died 4th Nov

Brown, W. Augustus, 17 Mar 1914, (accident: 16 Mar 1914), aged 21, Collier, After tumbling an empty tram in a turning place on a heading dipping 1 in 5, it was found necessary to move it to allow a full tram to pass. When tumbling it back on to the rails the sprags fell out and the tram ran over him. He died the following day from his injuries

Davies, William, 31 Dec 1913, aged 43, Collier, Fall of roof on heading road. When taking down some second rippings on a heading, a fall of ground came down from above his head causing fatal injuries

Edmunds, John, 27 Mar 1912, 11.30 a.m., aged 36, Collier, Explosion of firedamp or coal dust [More information ...]

Elms, Thomas, 14 Aug 1924, 5.30 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 63, Labourer, He was clearing away the dust from a main haulage road when a stone, weighing about 5 cwts., broke off from an unseen joint in the roof. He was caught by the fall and died from his injuries the same day. Electric safety lamp used

Evans, Thomas, 18 Dec 1914, aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof in face of a conveyor level while they were cropping down the rippings after shot firing [More information ...]

Evans, William, 01 Jul 1925, (accident: 22 Apr 1925), aged 48, Repairer, Fell in front of tram — horse overtook him. Died 1st July

Griffiths, Arthur Oswald, 10 Oct 1952, aged 58, Deputy [More information ...]

Griffiths, William, 18 Dec 1914, aged 41, Collier's Helper, Fall of roof in face of a conveyor level while they were cropping down the rippings after shot firing [More information ...]

Hazell, Thomas, 04 Apr 1911, (accident: 03 Apr 1911), aged 35, Labourer, While standing on a gangway using a rake to lower debris on a shoot, he slipped and fell 26 feet. Died April 4th, 1911

Hibbs, Charles, 24 Feb 1928, aged 47, Haulier, Found dead at side of his horse and journey of two trams

Horton, Gilbert, 02 Jun 1924, (accident: 01 Jun 1924, 8.15 a.m., 2nd hour of shift), aged 22, Rider, While working a small main and tail rope haulage gear, he seems to have applied the wrong brake. The set of trams ran wild and one of the ropes failed and dislodged the timber forming the fencing between the haulage gear and the roadway. He was struck by a piece of timber and received such injuries that he died on the following day. He was not the regular engine-driver, and had not been instructed to work the engine by an official, he having done so at the request of a roadman. Electric safety lamp used

Jones, Carodoc T. H., 12 Jul 1927, (accident: 08 Jul 1927), aged 29, Shift electrician, Knocked down by empty journey. Died 12th

Jones, Ivor Humphrey, 07 Feb 1924, (accident: 06 Feb 1924, 4.15 p.m., 2nd hour of shift), aged 22, Collier, He was getting coal in a conveyor face. The rock roof of the seam is very uneven, and in the folds in the roof varying thicknesses of clod occur. When bringing down some of the clod, it thickened out and a portion of it broke off from an unseen slip. He was badly injured by the fall and died the following day. Oil flame safety lamp used

King, Garnet, 26 Aug 1910, aged 27, Shunter, In trying to jump off the buffer of a wagon in motion during shunting operations he fell and was run over

Lannon, Michael, 25 Jun 1914, (accident: 17 Jun 1914), aged 41, Timberman, Fall of roof on haulage road as he was clearing a fall on a roadway a few other stones fell causing injuries to his head and a fractured leg. He died from his injuries on 25th June

Parker, George, 11 Jan 1924, 5.40 p.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 33, Door Attendant, He was attending to a ventilation door on a haulage dip. He allowed the journey to get too close before attempting to open the door, and in consequence was run over, being so severely injured that he died shortly afterwards. Electric safety lamp used

Shattock, Alfred Henry, 26 Jan 1913, aged 44, Hitcher, He had been working at the pit bottom cleaning out the sump, with both cages suspended in the shaft. He got a telephone message from the surface to send up the south cage for repairs ; this was done, and the proper signals given. He was found, half an hour later, dead, underneath the cage which had been lowered to the pit bottom. Apparently he mistook the cage which was being lowered and went underneath the pit and was caught

Thomas, William J., 15 Jul 1911, aged 43, Sinker, The two deceased and another man were being raised in a bowk from a walling stage in a sinking shaft 20 feet in diameter to a lodge room 70 yards above, having with them a hammer for signalling and a hook to draw the bowk to the landing at the lodge room ; through careless and improper shouting and signalling the bowk while swinging was raised above the lodge room and struck a byatt, causing two of the men to be thrown out and the third injured [More information ...]

Witts, Henry, 27 Mar 1912, 11.30 a.m., aged 22, Hardground man, Explosion of firedamp or coal dust [More information ...]

Witts, Thomas, 27 Mar 1912, 11.30 a.m., aged 24, Hardground man, Explosion of firedamp or coal dust [More information ...]