Blaenant Colliery

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Daniel, David, 13 Mar 1906, 1 p.m., aged 38, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, fireclay, 7 ft. by 3 ft. by 2 ft. thick, fell from between two diagonal slips on deceased as he was about to set a post under it. His sledge hammer and a post were found under the stone. The fireman had told him to set the post 1½ hours before. Seven-feet seam

Davies, David, 23 Nov 1897, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof at face, clift 3ft. x 3ft. x 9in. Seven feet seam

Davies, John, 28 Sep 1911, (accident: 14 Sep 1911), aged 66, Bratticeman, While walking to work he struck his head against a bed of rock. He died September 28th, 1911

Evans, Thomas L., 06 Aug 1925, (accident: 07 Jul 1925), aged 31, Haulier, Crushed by full tram. Died 6th Aug

Heard, James, 31 May 1907, 11.45 p.m., aged 44, Repairer, As deceased was standing near a tram, which he had been filling with dust on a haulage road rising 1 in 7, the screw pin of the shackle, connecting the full journey with the tail-rope, broke, and the journey crashed into his tram, pinning him to the side, and killing him on the spot. The fracture of the pin was clean and crystalline

Hughes, John, 10 Jun 1852, aged 19, Collier, Top of nine-feet coal fell

Jones, David, 05 Apr 1909, aged 56, Fireman, Suffocated by the fumes from an underground fire

Jones, H. J., 16 Dec 1909, aged 28, Collier, Deceased was charging a bottom shot with Samsonite and using a heavy copper scraper, when an explosion took place. As no frozen cartridges were found in the district it may be assumed that he was using considerable force

Marks, Matthew, 24 Sep 1908, aged 26, Rider, Deceased had brought a journey to the shaft bottom, and sat down to rest a short time. The hitchers went some six or seven yards away to take down some full trams, and when they returned deceased was not to be seen. The cage which had just descended was raised, and his body was found under it. A notice forbidding anyone crossing the shaft except through the cage was posted at or near the shaft bottom

Meredith, Benjamin, 03 Feb 1913, aged 20, Collier, Fall of roof in a narrow road at the face. A piece of projecting roof stone fell from the side of the road, causing fatal injuries. Another man was badly injured

Peters, David, 19 Jul 1905, 8.30 a.m., aged 36, Master Haulier, A journey of eight trams was being lowered towards the shaft by a single rope, the dip being outwards, when a side sheave-frame on a turn broke. The rope swung to the other side of the road and severely injured the deceased and another man [More information ...]

Williams, William, 19 Jul 1905, 8.30 a.m., aged 37, Hitcher, A journey of eight trams was being lowered towards the shaft by a single rope, the dip being outwards, when a side sheave-frame on a turn broke. The rope swung to the other side of the road and severely injured the deceased and another man [More information ...]

Woolford, Percy, 13 May 1911, aged 18, Labourer, Fall of roof on road. A thin stone fell from the roof of a heading along which he was walking. It appeared to be part of a strong roof but was only a feather edged "shell"