Bwllfa Colliery

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Beynon, Joseph, 05 Aug 1863, aged 15, Collier, Fall of coal

Burton, Rees, 02 Mar 1897, aged 37, Rider, Fatally injured while riding between trams on journey

Daniel, John, 27 Dec 1867, aged 50, Collier, Suffocation [More information ...]

Davies, David, 01 Jun 1892, 9.50 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 23, Collier, Fall of roof (coal) from between face and cog 4 feet back

Davies, David, 17 Jan 1896, aged 28, Collier, Killed by fall of stone from side of sinking shaft

Davies, Edmund, 08 Nov 1878, aged 30, Haulier, Killed by falling out of descending cage, the cage having got out of the guides [More information ...]

Davies, Edward, 20 Nov 1907, (accident: 18 Nov 1907, 10.15 p.m.), aged 57, Labourer, A haulier had left his horse, attached to a full tram, on a level piece of road, while he went back to give some instructions to a labourer. In his absence deceased attempted to pass the horse, which must have pulled on as he was passing, with the result that deceased fell under the tram and received injuries from which he died in two days

Davies, H., 20 May 1874, aged 23, Sinker, Killed by explosion of gas [More information ...]

Davies, H., 16 Feb 1935, (accident: 12 Feb 1935), Miner, he fell and injured his arm and chest

Davies, James, 17 Jun 1913, aged 24, Shackler, He was run over by a journey of empty trams which had been sent down an incline without a rope attached

Davies, John, 10 Oct 1908, aged 39, Repairer, On road, shale and cliff, 8 feet by 9 feet by 5 feet thick, fell as deceased was clearing away some rubbish that had fallen just previously. The rubbish had to be cleared before new timbers could be put in

Davies, John Oliver, 21 Feb 1913, aged 22, Assistant Timberman, Fall of roof on roadway. He and his comrade had bored a hole for blasting down a piece of roof. As he was picking up a piece of timber from under this ground, it fell on him

Davies, Llewellyn, 03 Sep 1896, aged 25, Blacksmith, Fatally injured by the arm of a drum and bed-plate the drum having turned round as he was going in to do some repairs

Davies, Richard, 17 Jan 1876, aged 50, Sinker, Killed by by fall of stone from side of sinking shaft

Davies, Thomas, 22 Sep 1905, (accident: 16 Aug 1905, 9 p.m.), aged 36, Collier, Fall of side. At face, coal and clod, 7 ft, by 4 ft. by 6 ins. thick. Deceased, having removed a sprag which had been set against a face slip, was attempting to pull down the coal, when it and the overlying clod fell, and fractured his spine. He died on Sept. 22nd. Seven feet seam

Davies, Walter, 28 May 1894, aged 67, Haulier, Found fatally injured under one of the cages at pit bottom. There was no hitcher there at the time and no light burning

Davis, Rees, 03 Apr 1865, aged 51, Sinker, By a shot (ignition of powder)

Dinning, Joseph, 06 Jul 1865, aged 13, Collier, Fall of stone

Edwards, Abraham, 23 Jun 1901, (accident: 03 Jun 1901), aged 62, Haulier, While leading a horse to the stable, something so startled it, that it jumped and fell on him, causing such injuries that he died on June 23

Elias, Gwilym, 31 May 1911, aged 59, Collier, Fall of roof at working face. He was wedging a cog near the face of his road, when a post discharged and a stone fell on him from a kind slip in the roof

Ellis, L., 20 May 1874, aged 40, Sinker, Killed by explosion of gas [More information ...]

England, Isaac, 17 Nov 1864, aged 15, Collier, Deceased, with several others was riding on the full trams on the surface incline, against the rules of the colliery ; fell, and the trams passed over his hand. It was not considered a serious accident, but in a few days lock-jaw ensued, from which he died

Evans, Evan, 23 May 1865, aged 20, Collier, Fall of stone from roof

Evans, George, 22 Sep 1894, aged 22, Collier, Fall of side (clod) at face while lifting a large piece of coal on to tram. Probably he had accidentally knocked out a prop which was supporting the clod. Four feet seam

Evans, Jenkin, 20 Aug 1900, 3.45 p.m., aged 22, Collier, Fall of side. He had been "holing" under a "face slip" of coal, which had been spragged an hour previously. A "pounce" occurred knocking out the sprag. He was in a sitting position when the coal, 4½ ft x 1½ ft. x 2 ft. 10 ins. thick, fell on him. Seven feet seam

Evans, John, 03 Dec 1886, aged 56, Screener, Crushed between waggon buffers at the screens

Evans, Samuel, 25 Feb 1895, aged 33, Ripper, Deceased and his partner went beyond the place where they had been orders to go and when near the face of a heading an explosion of firedamp occurred. Naked lights

Evans, Thomas, 16 Dec 1892, 8.30 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof on road where he was putting up props, a "squeeze" having come on the road

Eynon, Richard, 11 Oct 1866, aged 15, Collier, Fall of coal

Farr, Henry, 03 Jan 1899, aged 26, Haulier, [Fall of roof] On road, while taking a full tram out it got off the rails, and knocked out two pairs of timbers

Griffiths, Joshua, 14 Oct 1886, aged 27, Collier, Fall of clod; he had two sprags set but they were forced out

Griffiths, William, 11 Aug 1896, aged 23, Assistant repairer, Fall on road stone, 8ft. x 2ft. x 1ft. 4ins. thick from a smooth slip over two cogs. No. 2 seam

Harris, Benjamin John, 13 Aug 1925, aged 24, Miner, Suffocated by a fall of roof, died during rescue operations [date of inquest]

Harris, John, 22 Dec 1902, 5.45 a.m., aged 58, Labourer, Knocked down by a horse and two trams of rubbish as he was walking along a level road in the dark. Said to have been hard of hearing. Road and manholes in order

Harris, William, 27 Jul 1860, Collier, Fall of coal

Hemlock, James, 14 Sep 1892, 3.30 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 30, Hitcher, At bottom of shaft by a piece of coal falling from surface

Holmes, William Henry, 14 Dec 1906, 2.30 p.m., aged 14, Collier Boy, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 16 ft. by 4 ft. by 17 ins. thick. The collier in charge of the stall was pulling a slip of coal, which, in falling, knocked out two props, and caused the roof to fall upon himself and the boy. Two feet nine seam [More information ...]

Howell, Thomas, 27 Dec 1867, aged 28, Collier, Suffocation [More information ...]

Hughes, David, 23 Aug 1869, aged 31, Collier, Killed by a fall of stone

Hughes, Evan, 30 Mar 1908, aged 36, Engineman, Deceased and five other persons were ascending the downcast shaft in the west cage. He stood at the south end of the cage, and was seen to be holding on to the handrail when the ascent commenced. When about half-way up the shaft he was seen to fall out of the cage, giving no cry as he did so. The witnesses agreed that the cage was running smoothly, and that there was no pushing or horseplay going on at the time. The cages are constructed to carry ten men, and are provided with the usual handrails. There no evidence brought forward to account for the occurrence. Deceased is said to have been in good health, and not subject to fits. It appeared to me to be a case of suicide

Hughes, Thomas, 30 Apr 1863, aged 23, Collier, Fall of roof whilst timbering

James, David Hopkin, 16 May 1912, (accident: 11 May 1912), aged 28, Collier, Fall of side at working face. A piece of top coal was cut off from a reverse slip ; this discharged a sprag and fell upon the deceased's right leg. He died from shock on May 16th

James, John, 01 Nov 1873, Collier, Killed by strain in lifting coal

James, William, 31 Mar 1911, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof at working face. While pulling down some clod some of it fell and knocked out a post, causing a fall from three slants

Jenkins, Frederick, 21 Aug 1912, aged 22, Collier, Run over and killed by a full journey on a main haulage road

Jenkins, J., 14 Aug 1877, aged 12, Collier, Killed on engine plane

Jenkins, Morgan, 09 Sep 1880, aged 48, Rope inspector

Jenkins, Thomas, 31 Dec 1897, aged 22, Assistant timberman, Fall of roof on road, while ripping a fall 9 yards long occurred, killing deceased and his partner; road had props and cogs, but was not double timbered. Seven feet seam

Jenkins, William, 30 Jan 1913, aged 46, Overman, He was overtaken and run over by a journey of empty trams on a main and tail haulage road. He was severely injured and died the same day

John, Richard, 02 Mar 1869, aged 25, Collier, Killed by a fall of stone

John, William, 30 Aug 1896, (accident: 25 Aug 1896), aged 47, Collier, Fall at face from a break (not observed) No. 2 seam. Died 30th August

Jones, David, 19 Dec 1884, aged 39, Timberman, Fall of roof

Jones, David, 09 Dec 1902, 8.30 p.m., aged 38, Labourer, Fall of side. At face, coal, 4 ft. by 1 ft. 11 ins. by 1 ft thick, fell as he was putting up a sprag to hold it in place, before commencing to stow the "gob." Deceased was a collier, but, for the time, was labouring as his health was poor. Four feet seam

Jones, Evan, 31 Jan 1912, aged 20, Labourer, While riding on trams down a surface incline, a link gave way, causing the trams to run wild. Both were instantly killed [More information ...]

Jones, Jason, 20 Jul 1872, aged 40, Collier, Killed by fall of roof

Jones, John, 02 Aug 1894, aged 30, Hardgroundman, Struck on the back of his head by a stone blown out by a shot from which he had retreated 50 yds. He was standing on the straight road with no protection between him and the shot except three brattice sheets

Jones, Richard, 04 Aug 1854, aged 22, Sinker, Foot slipped on surface, and fell down pit

Jones, Richard, 02 May 1893, aged 60, Labourer, Fell down the upcast shaft from the Gorllwyn seam. He had no business there

Jones, Thomas, 03 Nov 1903, (accident: 03 Dec 1902), aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 3 ft. by 2 ft. by 5 ins. thick, fell as he pulled down some coal. He was partially paralyzed, and died on 3rd November. Two feet nine seam

Jones, Thomas, 05 Aug 1911, aged 49, Collier, Fall of roof at working face while knocking out a post from under ripping brow

King, Thomas, 15 Sep 1866, aged 16, Collier, Explosion of gas

Lewis, Daniel, 12 Jun 1901, aged 46, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, while ripping top a bed of clift 5½ ft. by 3 ft. by 1½ ft. fell. Gorllwyn seam

Lewis, David, 12 Jul 1865, aged 32, Collier, Fall of stone

Lewis, James, 17 Dec 1897, aged 32, Haulier, In bringing a loaded tram on to a double parting, he was blocked between it and another tram

Lewis, John, 02 Sep 1892, 9.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof (coal) at face of stall belonging to another collier

Lloyd, David, 08 Jul 1904, 12.30 p.m., aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 9 ft. by 2 ft. by 18 ins. thick. A fall had occurred on a heading and had been cleared by a repairer, who examined the roof in the neighbourhood and considered it safe. Soon afterwards, when deceased and four other men were standing near the place of the fall, a further fall took place, and fatally injured deceased. Four feet seam

Lloyd, Richard, 27 Dec 1867, aged 44, Collier, Suffocation [More information ...]

Lloyd, W. J., 01 Dec 1898, aged 12, Collier boy, Fall of side coal about 6ft. x 3ft. fell off a cross slip which had one sprag against it at a point below where it broke off. Yard seam

Lloyd, William, 20 Sep 1866, aged 55, Labourer, By machinery

Maddocks, William, 13 Mar 1924, 1.0 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 37, Collier, Acting on instructions received from the fireman, he knocked out a post supporting a bed of clod, 8 ins. thick, in the face, and then proceeded to bar the clod down. A piece, 8 ft. in length, gave way suddenly ; he slipped forward and was caught by the fall against a tram standing nearby. He died shortly afterwards. Oil flame safety lamp used

Mitchell, John, 04 Sep 1914, aged 24, Assistant Hitcher, In attempting to cross the sump planks as the pit cages were in motion he was caught and crushed to death by the descending cage

Moore, James, 15 Feb 1862, aged 15, Crushed by trams and falls

Morgan, Evan, 09 Dec 1865, aged 10, Collier, Fall of stone. He was able to read and write

Morgan, John, 07 Jul 1908, (accident: 06 Jul 1908), aged 36, Haulier, Deceased took two trams of coal down a heading, dipping 2 inches per yard, and when he arrived at the level, came to a stand. He then removed the sprags from one side, and, it was thought, was stepping over the "gun" to remove those on the other side, when the horse moved on and he was run over. His spine was fractured, and he died on the following day. The horse was very quiet

Morgan, S., 27 Mar 1870, aged 24, Collier, Killed by fall of coal

Morgan, Thomas, 29 Jul 1929, (accident: 27 Jul 1929), aged 49, Haulier, Kicked in abdomen by horse. Died 29th

Morgan, Williams, 18 Jun 1887, aged 13, Collier, Fall of coal from between slips. The coal was undermined but not supported as it appeared safe

Morris, Joseph, 20 May 1865, aged 13, Collier, Fall of stone from roof

Nicholas, William, 31 Oct 1891, aged 35, Collier, Fall of top-coal (13ft. x 4ft. x 3ft. 3ins. thick from between two slips meeting at top) while recklessly working off a slip of bottom coal after removing the props which supported the top coal. 9-ft. seam. Longwall

Owen, David, 06 May 1894, (accident: 20 Apr 1894), aged 27, Haulier, According to medical testimony he died on 6th May from blood poisoning said to have been caused by the breaking of a boil on the lower part of the back by lifting a tram

Pendom, Charles, 23 Sep 1871, aged 20, Haulier, Killed by trams on level

Philips, Andrew, 21 Sep 1889, (accident: 12 Jul 1889), aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof (4ft. x 3ft. x 15ins. thick) 3yds from face of heading and from between timbers. Two Feet Nine Seam. Died 21st September

Phillips, Henry, 16 Jan 1865, aged 20, Collier, Suffocated by going into gas. A proper danger signal was placed to indicate danger but he passed it and so brought about his own dreath

Phillips, John, 27 Oct 1890, aged 51, Collier, Fall of roof (strong clift 3½ft. x 8ft. x 1in.) at edge of ripping. Gorllwyn seam. Longwall

Powell, M., 11 Jan 1871, aged 13, Collier, Killed by fall of roof

Price, John, 09 Sep 1886, (accident: 06 Sep 1886), aged 41, Collier, Back injured by fall of coal in the 9-feet seam, died 9th

Price, Thomas, 09 Aug 1888, aged 38, Collier, He was taking off coal to make room for a pump on the side of deep, where 1ft of cliff had been ripped. While wedging top coal this and the cliff above fell off at a slip. Gorllwyn seam, 4ft 3ins Pillar and stall

Pritchard, William, 15 Apr 1901, aged 16, Collier-boy, Fall of roof. At face, rock, 4 ft. by 2½ ft. by 8 ins. thick, from a smooth joint in centre of road. It was unsupported. Died in seven days. Yard seam

Pugh, John C., 24 Sep 1928, (accident: 08 Sep 1928), aged 54, Labourer, Fall of stone. Died 24th

Ramsey, Walter, 07 Nov 1902, 4 a.m., aged 26, Haulier, Found dead under a loaded tram. The tram had been drawn 33 yards off the rails, and it was thought he was trying to put it on again, aided by a pull from his horse, when he slipped and fell under it. The roadway dipped outwards 3 ins. per yard, and was of ample dimensions

Rees, Evan, 30 Aug 1884, aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof

Rees, Evan, 05 May 1911, aged 58, Collier, Fall of roof at working face

Rees, John, 08 May 1866, aged 19, Collier, Fall of stone

Rees, Morgan, 08 Nov 1878, aged 25, Collier, Killed by falling out of descending cage, the cage having got out of the guides [More information ...]

Rees, Simon, 22 Mar 1895, aged 45, Fireman, Fall of clift, 3½ft. x 1½ft. x 2ins thick on heading not timbered at place

Rees, Thomas, 08 Nov 1878, aged 21, Collier, Killed by falling out of descending cage, the cage having got out of the guides [More information ...]

Rees, Thomas, 01 Aug 1907, midnight, aged 36, Repairer, Deceased and his partner tumbled an empty tram on the side of a level piece of road, in order to allow the haulier to pass out with the tram of rubbish which they had filled. Deceased stood at the outer end of the tram, between it and the arm of a pair of timber. As the full tram reached the empty, it left the rails, probably owing to something which the horse had kicked on the rails, and caught the corner of the empty tram, driving it against deceased, who was badly crushed between it and the arm of the pair of timber. There was no need for deceased to have stood where he did, there being plenty of room on both sides of the road, which was free from accumulated rubbish

Reeves, Thomas, 19 Apr 1902, 11 a.m., aged 37, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 8 ft. 8 ins. by 3 ft. 5 ins. by 18 ins. thick, fell from between two "slips" which met at the top ; it was part of a "bell." The edge of the stone touched the lids of two props. Deceased was working away coal from under it at the time. Gorllwyn seam

Reynolds, Thomas, 02 Apr 1907, (accident: 30 Mar 1907, 2.20 p.m.), aged 56, Pitman, Deceased had been lowered on the top of the cage to the middle lift of the pump, and while he was attending to the pump a change in enginemen took place ; the one going off duty told the other where deceased was. In a short time deceased signalled to be lowered to the bottom and the engine was put in motion, but the engineman forgot temporarily the position of the cage and lowered it on to the bottom with some force. Deceased was knocked off by the bridle chains and his skull fractured. The engineman had worked the engine for 24 years without mishap. The engine was in good condition. He died in three days

Richards, John, 15 Oct 1910, (accident: 14 Sep 1910), aged 35, Collier, Strained himself while attempting to replace a derailed tram and ruptured a blood vessel. Died 15th October, 1910

Richardson, Charles H., 20 Jan 1891, aged 24, Surveyor, Crushed to death by loaded journey on engine plane while travelling inbye alone. His safety lamp book and tape were found at the mouth of a man-hole and the compass and legs on the road opposite 170 yards further on than where he was found

Rogers, W., 03 Apr 1874, aged 23, Haulier, Killed by falling under trams

Rowlands, David, 10 Jan 1912, aged 50, Labourer, He appears to have been caught and ran over by a journey of full trams as he was walking out to shaft

Samuel, Charles, 31 Jan 1912, aged 54, Tripper, While riding on trams down a surface incline, a link gave way, causing the trams to run wild. Both were instantly killed [More information ...]

Thomas, Benjamin, 27 Dec 1867, aged 55, Collier, Suffocation [More information ...]

Thomas, David, 28 Dec 1877, aged 13, Collier, Killed by fall of stone

Thomas, John, 18 Jul 1860, aged 16, Collier, Fell into water standage

Thomas, John, 14 Dec 1906, 2.30 p.m., aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 16 ft. by 4 ft. by 17 ins. thick. The collier in charge of the stall was pulling a slip of coal, which, in falling, knocked out two props, and caused the roof to fall upon himself and the boy. Two feet nine seam [More information ...]

Thomas, Thomas, 22 Nov 1900, (accident: 27 Oct 1900, 4 a.m.), aged 63, Assistant repairer, Hand cut, while filling a tram, by a piece of stone thrown in by another man. Died from blood poisoning on 22nd November

Timothy, Thomas, 19 Dec 1862, aged 14, Boy, Fall of roof (4 feet)

Walters, Thomas, 21 Feb 1883, aged 17, Collier, Fall of stone

Watts, G., 26 Mar 1874, aged 40, Sinker, A bucket with three chisels in it was being lowered the rope broke and they fell on him

Whale, William, 01 Apr 1908, (accident: 01 Jan 1908), aged 24, Labourer, Fall of roof. On road, deceased and a repairer had pulled out two pairs of timber, and six trams of rubbish had fallen. While they were clearing it away, preparatory to standing new timbers, a piece of rock, 15 inches square by 4 inches thick, Struck him on the head, and fractured his skull. He died on April 9th from fits due to chronic meningitis. Seven feet seam

Williams, Abram, 11 Jul 1885, aged 56, Labourer, Fell down and injured abdomen

Williams, Benjamin, 19 Sep 1903, 2.45 a.m., aged 48, Assistant Repairer, On road, cliff, 6 ft. by 4 ft. by 20 ins. thick. Deceased and a repairer were enlarging and repairing a main heading, when the fall occurred. The repairer was preparing timber to put in at the spot, and deceased was clearing away the rubbish that had been drawn down, when the fall took place. New seam

Williams, David, 24 Jan 1897, aged 66, Labourer, Fell over screen wall on to sidings while going to top of pit to descend. There was a fence 3 feet high

Williams, Griffiths, 16 May 1884, aged 51, Collier, Fall of stone

Williams, J. Gwyn, 20 May 1897, aged 12, Collier's boy, Fall of side at face blackband and coal 2ft x 1ft x 1ft. Gorllyn seam

Williams, William, 29 Feb 1876, Sinker, Killedby falling down sinking shaft (from surface)

Williams, William, 03 May 1905, (accident: 27 Apr 1905, 4 p.m.), aged 38, Collier, Fall of side. At face, cliff, 7 ft. by 18 ins. by 18 ins, thick, fell from the side of the rippings while deceased and his partner were turning a stall off a heading, the roof of which had been ripped. One sprag was said to have been crushed out. Seven feet Seam. He died on 3rd May

Wood, Thomas, 27 Dec 1867, aged 28, Collier, Suffocation [More information ...]

Yates, David, 01 Aug 1889, aged 19, Collier, Fall of roof (coal) 4ft. x 2ft. x 8ins thick at face of heading which was supported by cogs and props 9ft seam, 5½ of which was worked and 3½ left on as roof