Black Park Colliery

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Ackers, William, 10 Oct 1870, aged 33, Underground labourer, Explosion

Barclay, Moses, 16 May 1916, (accident: 15 May 1916), aged 31, Collier, Killed by a fall of stone — fractured skull

Butler, William, 02 Mar 1909, aged 24, Collier, When engaged boring a hole in the coal, a piece of roof fell upon him, causing fatal injuries

Carter, William, 03 Jun 1881, aged 27, Dataller, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was at the bottom of a jig, 14 yards long, and called out to the man at the top to go on, he had, however, forgotton to hook on the empty tub, and the loaded one coming down rapidly, knocked the empty one against him

Davies, Eli, 05 Jun 1906, (accident: 29 May 1906), aged 25, Roadman, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was in the bottom shunt in the downbrow when he was struck by a lump of coal coming off the tub, caused by the haulage rope breaking in the capping, and the trailer behind the journey of full tubs throwing the tubs off the rails. He was fatally injured, and succumbed to the injuries received June 5, 1906

Davies, Thomas, 04 Dec 1921, (accident: 15 Nov 1921), aged 43, Collier, Injured by fall of rood. Died 4th Dec

Edwards, Thomas, 12 Mar 1925, aged 30, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Edwards, William, 06 Mar 1903, (accident: 16 Jan 1903), aged 58, Collier, Inquiry made and inquest attended. Deceased and his mate had placed six full tubs of dirt from a fall against a stopblock in the downbrow ; the stopblock gave way, and he was struck by the tubs running downbrow. He succumbed to the injuries received at the hospital, March 6th, 1903

Evans, Price, 03 Feb 1905, aged 15, Haulage-hand, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was in charge of points at the haulage downbrow, and when resting with his legs on the rails, got run over. He made a statement that he did not hear the journey coming. He expired the same day

Fieldhouse, William, 27 Jun 1865, aged 13, Drawer

Francis, James, 27 Jan 1896, aged 33, Dataller, Inspection made and inquest attend. A quantity of surface debris fell down the shaft which acted as a chimney to the underground steam boilers, the same falling on some heated ashes given off from the boilers. The deceased was applying a hose to the ashes when some more debris must have fallen which turned the steam back upon them scalding them so severely that they died of the injuries received [More information ...]

Griffiths, Alfred, 18 Jan 1901, aged 15, Pony driver, Inspection made and inquest attended. He appears to have gone too far before putting scotches in the tubs to go down a run in a level, and probably fell under the tubs when attempting to jump off the first full tub, and he was fatally injured

Halman, Charles, 18 Jun 1898, aged 22, Filler, Inspection made and inquest attended. One of the partners was drawing down some coal off the face and had warned the deceased to stand back. The coal in falling knocked out a prop set under the roof which struck the deceased fracturing his skull

Hammond, Edward, 10 Sep 1884, aged 59, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased and another man were drawing props in an old road, and whilst he was knocking one out a stone fell from between two "slips". He knew the stone was not sound, and should have set a prop under it temporarily, but neglected to do so

Hughes, Edwin, 16 Jul 1897, aged 40, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was assisting to load a tub of coal. when a piece of the roof fell from a break over the bar they had set near the face crushing deceased against the top of tub causing internal injuries to which he succumbed about six hours after the accident

Hughes, Herbert, 11 Aug 1916, aged 35, Collier, Killed by fall

Humphreys, Charles, 16 Jan 1897, aged 20, Hutcher, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged at bottom of a jig and it appears signalled to the jigger to start jigging but omitted to hook on the empties. The full tubs ran down with extra speed and struck the empties crushing the deceased against the side of roadway before he could get to a place of refuge

Hunter, Joseph, 24 Nov 1868, aged 28, Underlooker, Run over by a train of tubs at the foot of an engine plane

James, John, 12 Apr 1865, aged 21, Labourer, Being injured by railway trucks above ground

Jasper, John, 05 Feb 1907, (accident: 31 Jan 1907), aged 58, Collier, A small piece of clod fell off the face above the coal, injuring his head. Peritonitis set in afterwards, and he expired February 5th, 1907

Jones, Amos, 20 May 1873, aged 18, Driver, Crushed by tubs

Jones, Benjamin, 27 Jan 1896, aged 28, Dataller, Inspection made and inquest attend. A quantity of surface debris fell down the shaft which acted as a chimney to the underground steam boilers, the same falling on some heated ashes given off from the boilers. The deceased was applying a hose to the ashes when some more debris must have fallen which turned the steam back upon them scalding them so severely that they died of the injuries received [More information ...]

Jones, David, 02 Sep 1904, aged 54, Collier, Fall of side. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was holing the coal when a piece of top coal fell upon him, capping a sprag, which had been set against it, and fatally injuring deceased

Jones, John, 05 Jan 1876, aged 41, Collier, Fall of coal

Jones, John, 30 Jun 1905, aged 49, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was getting a piece of coal down off the face with an iron bar, when he appears to have slipped, and was fatally injured by the falling coal

Jones, John, 23 Jul 1909, aged 60, Haulage engine driver, He attempted to put sand on the drum because his ropes were slipping, when his arm got caught by the rope and he was drawn over the fence and fatally crushed by the machinery

Jones, Joseph, 10 Nov 1910, aged 21, Filler, When engaged working near the face, a fall of coal and clod from a slip in the face occurred and fatally injured him

Jones, Lloyd, 17 Aug 1912, aged 31, Collier, He was engaged boring a shot-hole in bottom coal, when a piece of coal, 5 feet by 3 feet by 1 foot, fell over from tops and struck him on the head, causing injuries from which he died in a few minutes. This top coal was not spragged in accordance with Special Rules

Jones, Richard, 28 Jun 1890, aged 27, Shunter, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was lowering a waggon down an incline and he was getting off the buffer on to the brake when his foot slipped and he fell under the wheels. Deceased had no business on the buffer

Jones, Robert, 06 Nov 1871, aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof

Jones, William, 02 Feb 1888, aged 35, Dataler, Inquiries made and inquest attended. He was gobbing some dirt alongside a new road where the tops had been got down when a piece of top coal rolled off from the side breaking three lids which supported it. On examination the lids proved to have had the dry rot hence their breaking

Jones, William, 15 Mar 1906, aged 14, Door-boy, Inspection made and inquest attended. When in the act of unhooking the chain of the pony from the first full tub, he appeared to have left it too late as he got his head fatally crushed against a standing tub in the shunt

Mates, Thomas, 16 Feb 1904, aged 63, Airway man, Inspection made and inquest attended. He appears to have been fatally crushed, by the full tubs attached to the endless rope haulage, when travelling along the main level to the shaft. Manholes were found in order

Mordy, William, 26 Jul 1867, aged 15, Taker-off, Run over by a full tub at the bottom of the jib brow

Morris, Robert O., 07 Dec 1920, aged 22, Collier, Killed by a fall of rock [More information ...]

Owen, Edward, 18 Aug 1858, aged 15, Pony driver, Fall of roof in the horse-road

Owen, Robert, 15 Sep 1868, aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof

Parish, C., 21 May 1851, Chain falling down the shaft

Parry, Henry, 03 Dec 1862, aged 60, Collier, Fall of coal at face

Parry, William, 10 Jun 1871, aged 65, Metal man, Fall of roof

Peake, Richard, 22 Jan 1902, aged 34, Filler, Inspection made and inquest attended. His partner was barring coal down off the face, which knocked out some props supporting the roof, and the deceased was fatally injured. It was said he was cautioned to keep back from the face

Phillips, Enoch, 07 Apr 1896, aged 52, Collier, Inspection made, and inquest attended. The deceased was engaged getting coal in the main coal seam 8 feet thick when a portion of top coal and clod gave way to a break which they had not previously detected falling on him

Plunkett, Edmund, 03 Feb 1903, aged 50, Certificated manager, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was travelling through an airway from one longwall face to the one above, when a stone fell upon him from the roof between the props, fatally injuring him. The fireman who inspected the airway considered it, he stated, in a safe state when he passed through

Richards, Thomas, 15 Jul 1858, aged 35, Collier, Suffocation in explosive gas [More information ...]

Roberts, Andrew, 19 Feb 1918, aged 16, Haulage hand, Crushed between buffers and truck while coupling

Roberts, Benjamin, 09 Oct 1919, aged 46, Repairer, Overcome by gas [More information ...]

Roberts, Edward, 24 Mar 1909, aged 22, Filler, When engaged drawing out props with the gablock and chain, the roof gave way, over the deceased, and he was fatally injured

Roberts, John, 28 Mar 1907, aged 22, Collier, When drawing a sprag set against the coal he got fatally crushed by the falling coal, when attempting to reach the waste for safety

Roberts, John William, 28 Feb 1927, (accident: 11 Feb 1927), aged 27, Coal getter, Cut knee which became septic. Died 28th

Roberts, Joseph, 09 Jun 1888, aged 19, Waggoner, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was taking his tub along the level and as he was passing the bottom of a jig a loaded tub came down and caught him. He ought to have been stopped by the doggy who was at the bottom of the jig and knew that it was running

Roberts, Samuel, 09 Oct 1919, aged 67, Repairer, Overcome by gas [More information ...]

Roberts, Thomas, 22 Feb 1873, aged 15, Dataler, Drowned by falling into sump, No. 2 pit

Roberts, Thomas, 16 Apr 1924, (accident: 11 Sep 1923, 12.30 a.m., 6th hour of shift), aged 38, Collier, The deceased died, on 16th April, from injuries received on 11th September, 1923. He was holing at the face and had set three sprags, about 4 ft. 3 ins. apart, when a piece of the top portion of the seam, weighing about 4 cwts., fell away from a slip in the coal and dislocated his spine

Roberts, William, 19 Nov 1867, aged 16, Taker-off, Breaking of jig chain

Roberts, William, 24 Oct 1891, 7.0 a.m., aged 69, Byeman, Inspection made. Deceased went in company with another byeman to clear away a fall which had taken place in an airway and whilst doing so a large stone fall from the roof upon him

Roden, George, 30 Aug 1883, aged 13, Assistant hooker on, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was taking the empty tubs away as they were removed from the cage, when he was struck on the head by something falling down the pit. An examination of the shaft showed it to be in good order, and it was concluded that a small piece of coal had fallen from the surface

Rogers, Walter, 26 Apr 1911, aged 16, Haulageman, Deceased was engaged as a haulage hand on an endless rope haulage level, and when attempting to pass the empty journey, he got run over by a full journey

Stokes, James, 16 Sep 1898, aged 43, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was crushed against a prop by a piece of coal which had fallen off the face from between two steps of faults crossing each other at right angles. He expired a few minutes after being released

Stokes, John, 17 Jan 1903, aged 66, Airway man, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was engaged removing dirt from an airway, when a large stone fell upon him from the roof from some slips. The roof had been previously plucked down to what was considered by examination a strong parting

Swain, John, 04 Jun 1868, aged 43, An explosion of gas

Twigg, Seth, 31 Dec 1863, Engine tenter, Falling off a scaffold in the engine pit

Unknown, -, 20 Sep 1854, Breakage of a 3 link flat chain by which they were coming up on a full load (4 killed) [More information ...]

Unknown, -, 29 Aug 1855, Fall of stuff in the mine

Unknown, -, 23 Apr 1857, Collier, Fall of roof

Unknown, -, 08 Jun 1857, Labourer, Fell out of the tub whilst ascending the shaft

Unknown, -, 11 Jan 1865, aged 13, Drawer, Fall of roof

Ward, Charles Henry, 16 Oct 1932, aged 60, Byeman

Williams, James, 29 May 1883, aged 63, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was engaged in lowering the rails on the main incline, when a piece of the side rolled off and crushed his head against a tub. He did not appear to have examined side properly as he proceeded with his work

Williams, John, 07 May 1894, aged 52, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were working on the main coal on the high side and part of the roof being loose which away while taking down when some top coal and bind came away from between slips knocking out a nine feet prop which fell upon the deceased causing internal injuries to which he succumbed the following day

Williams, Thomas, 27 Sep 1913, aged 47, Fireman, A large fall of roof had taken place in an airway between two Longwall faces and affected the ventilation. Deceased, who was the fireman, went there with two repairers and instructed them to clear the fall and make the place right. About two hours later, when examining the portion of airway that had been cleared, another fall of roof occurred and fatally injured the deceased. The fall displaced two stretcher bars and a prop

Williams, Wynne Morris, 08 Mar 1929, aged 20, Loader, Knocked out prop by fall struck him — fractured skull