Blaenclydach Colliery

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Bennett, Edmund William, 08 Jun 1912, aged 22, Labourer, He was coupling empties as they came off the cage at the bottom of the shaft, and appears to have pushed one towards the shaft, a foot or so, for the purpose of coupling up the shackle ; the cage came down as he was doing this and caught one end of the tram causing the other to fly up and strike him in the chest, causing fatal injuries

Clark, John, 04 Oct 1911, aged 19, Collier, Fall of roof at working face while he was setting a post under the stone which fell

Cook, John, 29 Sep 1928, (accident: 28 Sep 1928), aged 49, Haulier, Riding on gun, horse ran wild, causing tram to topple. Died 29th

Davies, David, 20 Aug 1886, aged 25, Collier, Fall of stone from slip in the roof in his working place which seemed to be well secured

Davies, Shadrack, 17 Feb 1881, aged 53, Collier, Fall of roof

Davies, Thomas, 03 May 1882, aged 50, Collier, Fall of roof

Evans, Thomas, 25 Nov 1912, (accident: 15 Nov 1912), aged 25, Haulier, He was in the act of pulling an empty tram from the cage when he was struck by a piece of coal which fell down shaft from surface. He never regained consciousness and died on November 25th, 1912

Field, James, 12 Aug 1887, aged 30, Collier, Fall of rock roof in a skip on heading side near a roll. There were no supports within 4 yards of face. The stone was 12ft.x 4ft

Francis, Kenneth, 25 Nov 1941, aged 15, Man riding accident [More information ...]

Fry, J., 30 Nov 1874, aged 19, Bank rider, Killed by trams

Gregory, William, 25 Nov 1941, aged 15, Man riding accident [More information ...]

Hatcher, Len, 25 Nov 1941, aged 19, Man riding accident [More information ...]

Humphries, Dennis, 25 Nov 1941, aged 19, Man riding accident [More information ...]

John, Isaac, 13 Oct 1910, (accident: 15 Sep 1910), aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof at working face. While he was holing the coal a small stone fell from the roof and cut his thumb. Blood poisoning supervened and he died on 13th October, 1910

Jones, Henry, 19 Sep 1889, aged 14, Collier's boy, Fall of roof (rock) 24ft long x 9ft. broad from between two slips in a skip 10ft. wide and 30ft. in where there were props 3 to 4ft apart. No. 3 Rhondda seam. 32 ins. thick Pillar and stall

Lock, Samuel, 15 May 1908, aged 40, Assistant repairer, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 4½ feet by 3 feet by 2 feet thick, fell on deceased as he was watching his repairer lagging a newly stood pair of timber. The stone which fell from the rippings beyond the new timbers had been unsupported. Abergorchi seam

Owen, Kenneth, 25 Nov 1941, Man riding accident [More information ...]

Pickerell, Thomas, 07 Sep 1880, aged 22, Rider, Run over by journey of coal trams on drift

Price, Elias, 25 Nov 1941, aged 18, Man riding accident [More information ...]

Rees, Frederick, 11 Jul 1901, aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 12¾ ft. by 5 ft. by 15 ins. thick, fell suddenly, crushing one prop out. At least three more props ought to have been stood under it. No. 2 Rhondda seam [More information ...]

Rogers, John, 18 Jun 1913, aged 29, Collier, He was run over as he was hauling a tram of rails along a horse road

Ryson, Alfred, 17 Apr 1899, aged 26, Haulier, Crushed between tram wheels and side of stall road while taking a loaded tram from face

Spencer, Richard, 03 Jul 1900, 6 p.m., aged 23, Collier, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 8¼ ft. x 4 ft. x 18 ins. thick. He knocked out a pair of timbers on his road, as it was too low, and the stone fell at once. No. 2 Rhondda seam

Thomas, David, 31 Dec 1880, aged 60, Colliers boy, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Thomas, George, 31 Dec 1880, aged 14, Colliers boy, Fall of roof [More information ...]

Walding, Thomas, 22 Aug 1878, aged 64, Sheaveman, Killed by trams on engine plane

Ward, Edward, 30 Jan 1890, aged 37, Collier, Fall of roof (rock 2ft. thick) between face and gob where it was apparently well timbered. No. 2 Rhondda seam. Pillar and stall

Williams, Robert, 25 Nov 1941, aged 43, Man riding accident [More information ...]

Yelling, Frederick, 11 Jul 1901, aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 12¾ ft. by 5 ft. by 15 ins. thick, fell suddenly, crushing one prop out. At least three more props ought to have been stood under it. No. 2 Rhondda seam [More information ...]