Bertie Colliery

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Davies, Edmund, 14 Dec 1910, aged 54, Collier, Fall of roof at working face while he was stamping a hole to set a post under it

Davies, Richard, 16 Jun 1910, aged 61, Collier, Crushed by a tram he was pushing through it being struck by another tram drawn by a horse at junction of stall road and heading

Evans, John, 30 Oct 1914, aged 48, Collier, Fall of coal and clod from a false slip at the working face

Evans, Thomas William, 12 Mar 1929, aged 31, Assistant hitcher, Fell off cage into sump about 300 yards

Gadd, Frank, 07 Jan 1906, (accident: 14 Dec 1905, 3.15 p.m.), aged 29, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, fireclay, triangular, having sides and base 5 ft. long, and being 18 ins. thick, crushed out one prop and fell on deceased. The roof was full of rolls and joints. He died on January 7th, 1906. Nine-feet seam

Griffiths, E. R., 08 Jul 1910, aged 31, Traffic Superintendent, Run over by outgoing journey of trams on main haulage road. No one saw how the accident occurred

Gwilym, David Thomas, 22 Sep 1924, 8.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 23, Haulier, He walked out of a stall road on to the heading for his horse, which he had left there, when a fall of roof occurred from between two unseen slants and killed him outright. The seam was 7 ft. 6 ins. thick, with a strong clift roof. Electric safety lamp used

Jones, Thomas, 04 May 1899, aged 53, Repairer, [Fall of side] On road, cliff, 6 ft. x 5 ft. x 28 ins. thick, while reopening an airway. Deceased and his partner had failed to bar it down, and at the time they were cutting under it. Nine feet seam

Mitchell, George, 23 Sep 1897, aged 22, Airwayman, Fall of side in airway. A framing had been knocked out to enlarge the road and while levelling the stones from the falls fell from the side of the cavity upon him. Red seam

Moss, Watkin, 15 Sep 1927, (accident: 12 Sep 1927), aged 59, Colliery agent, Struck by rope. Died 15th

Owen, Owen Pritchard, 14 Apr 1927, (accident: 11 Apr 1927), aged 34, Haulier, Fall of stone. Died 14th

Payne, Samuel, 27 Feb 1912, aged 19, Assistant Hitcher, He was struck on the head by a piece of coal falling down shaft as he was putting a tram on to the cage at pit bottom

Rees, Edward, 21 Jul 1909, aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof. On road at the turning of a new stall, cliff, 4 feet 3 inches by 3 feet 3 inches by 8 inches thick, fell on deceased as he was clearing away the rubbish of his first rippings. It was unsupported. Nine feet seam

Russ, Henry, 01 May 1901, aged 35, Collier, Fall of side. At face, as he was trying to pull a piece of coal down with his mandril, a lump of coal about 15 lbs. in weight fell, and freed the mandril. He fell backwards, and struck his neck against a prop and dislocated it. Nine feet seam

Sykes, James, 18 Sep 1902, 3.30 p.m., aged 47, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 6½ ft. by 3 ft. by 2 ft. thick, fell from a slant as deceased was setting a prop. A "roll" which ran on one side of, and parallel to, the road disturbed the roof. Nine feet seam

Williams, Thomas, 11 Jan 1912, (accident: 09 Jan 1912), aged 42, Fitter, Scalded by exhaust steam from winding engine. He died from his injuries on 11th January, 1912