Coedely Colliery

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Alford, William C., 08 Dec 1927, (accident: 19 Nov 1927), aged 29, Collier, Small piece of clod struck his hand. Died of septic poisoning 8th Dec

Baker, Thomas John, 26 Apr 1928, (accident: 19 Apr 1928), aged 21, Rope cleaner, Crushed between trams — rope broke. Died 26th

Caines, James, 25 Jan 1926, (accident: 01 Dec 1925), aged 67, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 25th Jan 1926

Doyle, Peter, 09 Nov 1912, aged 29, Sinker, While cleaning a staging after walling operations, he moved a plank for the purpose of throwing rubbish to pit bottom ; he evidently forgot about the hole and fell through it a minute or so after. The size of the hole was 2 feet 6 inches by 13 inches

Dyer, Albert, 09 Jul 1910, aged 19, Collier, Fall of roof on a road during repairs. The fall was 8 yards long, and another man was injured by it

Hanlan, John, 05 Sep 1912, aged 40, Labourer, Knocked down and run over by a journey of full trams on a surface tramway

Higgs, Stanley Thomas, 09 Apr 1926, aged 27, Rope changer, Run over by journey. Died 1st Mar.

John, Thomas, 22 Aug 1914, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof at face of his working place. As he was barring down a stone from the roof he appears to have been struck by the bar as the stone fell and fatally injured

Jones, Robert, 03 Oct 1912, aged 31, Traffic Man, Crushed between railway wagons

Peters, Charles, 07 Aug 1912, aged 47, Carpenter, He was killed owing to the collapse of a stage on which he was at work

Pincott, William, 17 Jan 1910, aged 26, Rider, Struck on the head by an 18 feet tram rail which he was taking on top of a journey of trams, through the rail catching side of a bridge over surface tramway

Pritchard, John James, 26 Sep 1924, 8.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 48, Rope Changer, He was walking behind a set of two full trams, which were being hauled up a dip with a gradient of 1 in 9, when the haulage rope broke and the trams, which bended and ran over the barhook, caught him. He received such injuries that he died shortly afterwards. The usual load for the rope was one tram. Oil flame safety lamp used

Smith, Edward Collis, 09 Apr 1924, 2.10 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 38, Hard ground man, He had tapped some of the roof preparatory to putting in double timber, and was fixing the tram to rest on the barhook so as to clear the rubbish, when about 100 tons of the roof above his head fell, discharging several pairs of timbers. He was killed instantaneously. The ground was very broken, and evidently the tapping of the roof in front started a movement which resulted in the big fall. Oil flame safety lamp used

Tarling, Edward John, 04 Jan 1924, 10.40 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 30, Collier, He had left his working place to look for a 9-ft. post, and came on to the haulage road. At the time some trams were being lowered to be attached to another tram, to complete a loaded journey, when the haulage rope broke and the trams ran wild. He was crushed by the trams against a pair of timber and died the same day. The rope had been previously sliced, but appeared to be in satisfactory working condition. Tarling should not have left his working place. Oil flame safety lamp used

Webb, Sydney, 22 Nov 1913, aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof in working place. A "bell-shaped" stone fell out upon him as he was cutting coal at the face

Whealdon, William, 07 May 1927, (accident: 06 May 1927), aged 44, Hitcher, Crushed by descending cage while crossing. Died 7th

Williams, William, 07 Nov 1910, aged 30, Labourer, Struck on head by the metal studs of a belt running at 2,400 feet per minute. He went into the engine room to eat his dinner and sat on a pedestal of a fan pulley with his head within a few inches of the moving belt