Brynteg Colliery

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Bird, John Harold, 05 Sep 1924, 11.0 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 36, Collier, He was working coal at the face when there was a "pounce," which was followed by a portion of the sandstone roof above falling from between smooth unseen slants, discharging three props and killing him outright. Naked light used

Davis, James, 12 Jun 1929, (accident: 07 Jun 1929), aged 40, Haulier, Slipped fell under horse drawn loaded tram — fractured spine. Died 12th

Francis, Noah, 05 Dec 1912, (accident: 27 Nov 1912), aged 34, Haulier, Fall of roof on horse road. An upper lift of a bell-shaped hole fell as he was passing underneath, riding in an empty tram. He died December 5th, 1912

Harries, Charles, 17 Feb 1926, (accident: 21 Oct 1925), aged 17, Assistant collier, Powder exploded by coming in contact with naked light — burns to hands and chest. Died 17th Feb 1926

Hughes, George, 19 Aug 1914, aged 41, Labourer, A shot blew through from a stone drift into another drift driven to meet it and he was struck and killed by the debris. The men in the other drift had been warned that the fuse had been lighted and they were retreating when he returned for his waistcoat, and the shot then went off

John, William, 22 Sep 1924, 8.45 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 21, Rope Rider, He was in the act of turning the points, in order to lower a journey of full trams, when the rope broke, causing the trams to run wild. He was killed outright. The rope had only been in use two months, when one of the strands "ravelled" and the rope was being used at the time of the accident with a reduced load. Electric safety lamp used

Jones, John, 12 Nov 1914, aged 33, Haulier, He was found underneath the front end of a journey of five full trams in such an awkward position that he had been suffocated. He appears to have fallen underneath as he was riding owing to the "gun" pin becoming detached from the hitching plate

Lewis, Gomer, 28 Sep 1908, (accident: 18 Aug 1908), aged 19, Collier, Fall of roof. At face ; while crawling along the floor at the face to procure a tool, a bell stone 5 feet, by 3 feet 6 inches, by 1 foot in thickness in the centre, and surrounded by five props, fell, and injured him so severely that he died on September 28th, 1908. Red Vein. Naked lights

Marks, David, 02 Oct 1924, 2.0 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 19, Collier, He was putting on his clothes at the mouth of his stall face when a stone, 5 ft. by 2 ft. 6 ins. by 10 ins. thick, fell on him. Neither the fireman nor the workman had observed that the stone was not secure. This accident might have been avoided had a more careful inspection been made

Mathias, B., 13 Apr 1910, aged 46, Roadsman, Knocked down and run over by journey while working at pullies

McQuillan, C., 14 Apr 1927, (accident: 12 Apr 1927), aged 17, Assistant Collier, While making coal free from face it discharged a sprag that held a piece of overhanging clod that fell and caught them — died 14th [More information ...]

Stuckey, Edward, 12 Mar 1911, (accident: 24 Feb 1911), aged 28, Collier, While forcibly stemming the first portion of clay on a charge of gelignite in a shot-hole by means of a copper stemmer the charge exploded. He was injured on the thighs, not very seriously, but tetanus supervened, and he died on the 12th March, 1911

Williams, John, 22 Oct 1903, aged 30, Collier, Struck by runaway tram near face of main drift, which he and others were driving. A hook instead of a proper shackle was used on this occasion, and it became detached just as the journey started from the surface