Castle Colliery

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Allen, Joseph, 03 Feb 1910, aged 29, Haulier, Run over by journey on engine plane where he had gone to find runaway horse

Arnold, William, 28 Apr 1902, (accident: 26 Apr 1902, 1.46 p.m.), aged 44, Overman, As deceased was examining the roadway, the framing of a bevel wheel on a curve was broken by the strain on it. The rope sprang and struck him on the legs, fracturing both below the knees. Died in two days

Bates, William H., 30 Aug 1905, 12.15 p.m., aged 31, Collier, Fall of side. At face, an overhanging face slip of coal, 7½ ft. by 4½ ft. by 18 ins, thick, discharged a sprag and fell on him as he was kneeling in front of it. The fall of coal knocked out a post, and caused a fall of cliff, 5 ft. 9 ins. by 4 ft. by 30 ins. thick. The place was closely timbered, but the roof was very bad. Six feet seam

Carter, Shadrach, 27 Oct 1898, aged 45, Repairer, Fall of side on road while cutting out a prop which was not supporting anything the unsupported side fell and struck him. Nine feet seam

Cole, Thomas, 16 Jan 1897, aged 25, Haulier, Fall of roof on road while walking behind a tram of rubbish, the tram left the rails knocked out a pair of timbers and deceased was instantly killed by the fall of a stone. Upper four feet seam

Connell, Michael, 03 Jan 1882, aged 40, Sinker, Killed by rammer falling down a staple pit

Davies, David, 07 Apr 1868, aged 40, Mason, Killed by falling from carriage whilst ascending the shaft

Davies, David, 30 May 1885, aged 53, Collier, Fall of roof

Davies, David, 19 Dec 1906, 12.40 p.m., aged 16, Collier Boy, Fall of side. At face, coal, 6 ft. 10 ins. by 13 ins. by 30 ins. thick, fell off a false slip as deceased was carrying coal along the face. One sprag was said to have been crushed out or disturbed by deceased in passing. Six-feet seam

Davies, David William, 25 Apr 1901, aged 19, Rider, While riding behind a journey on plane dipping 1 in. per yard, a tram left the in-bye parting, overtook the journey, "blocking" deceased between the trams

Davies, Henry, 09 Jan 1883, aged 18, Collier, Fall of stone

Davies, John, 05 Feb 1885, aged 63, Collier, Squeezed by tram

Doherty, Ross, 19 Apr 1908, (accident: 30 Nov 1907), aged 47, Labourer, Deceased was stepping over a rope attached to a horse, when it suddenly was raised owing to the horse moving forward, and he was struck on the leg. He worked for a week, and when examined by a Doctor on December 13th, a small septic wound was found between the knee and ankle. An abscess formed and was opened, but he died from exhaustion due to blood poisoning on 19th April, 1908

Eaton, Thomas, 02 Jun 1887, aged 47, Collier, Fall of coal and clod at face of stall. The seam was only three and a half feet thick and the clod 11 inches there was a sprag set up but the coal and clod burst out from a slip

Evans, Charles, 03 Jul 1913, aged 47, Labourer, A journey of full trains ran wild from the top of a dip 300 yards long after it had been unhitched, and, running the whole length of the dip, it killed him as he was cleaning the double parting road

Evans, Lancelot, 07 Mar 1911, aged 21, Collier, Crushed by tram which he was assisting to take to the face on an inclined road, 1 in 12. Going in front

Gough, John, 10 Jul 1907, 4.15 p.m., aged 42, Lamp Relighter, Deceased was making his way up an engine plane to go home, when a journey of 13 trams ran back and killed him. The drawbar of the first tram, which was made of Bessemer steel, was found to have broken at a rivet hole near the end. The road had an inclination of 1 in 6. The fracture was a good, clear, fracture. Deceased was found near a manhole

Harding, William, 05 Aug 1883, aged 20, Haulier, Fell under trams

Harding, William, 13 Aug 1883, aged 20, Haulier, Fell under trams

Harris, Thomas, 11 Jul 1911, (accident: 07 Mar 1911), aged 20, Collier, Fall of roof at working face. On pulling a piece of coal down it knocked out two posts, which caused a fall of roof, which so injured him that he died on the 11th July, 1911

Howells, Alfred, 14 May 1914, aged 22, Collier, Fall of roof near the face

James, William, 29 Nov 1902, 12.30 p.m., aged 72, Airwayman, Found dead under a full journey. He had evidently been passing it when it was not in motion, and fell under when it was pulled out. The road was 7 ft. wide and 6 ft. high

Jenkins, John, 07 Aug 1885, aged 46, Carpenter, Scratched by wire rope

Jones, Alfred, 17 Jun 1895, aged 14, Collier's boy, Fall of face slip of coal 10ft. long as he was filling his coal box. Upper four feet seam

Jones, J., 23 Apr 1874, aged 27, Collier, Killed by fall of coal

Jones, John, 18 Jul 1902, 4.30 p.m., aged 22, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 3 ft. by 18 ins. by 30 ins. thick, part of "rippings" which deceased was taking down. He had knocked out a "flat," and was ripping, when the stone fell and crushed him to death. Four feet seam

Jones, Thomas, 02 May 1882, aged 19, Haulier, Fall of stone

Jones, Thomas, 30 Nov 1887, aged 53, Collier, Fall of roof 7ft. long, 3ft. wide between a face slip and a break in the roof, inside the props which were within three and a half feet of face. Deceased was cleaning a place for a prop when the stone fell

Jones, William, 03 Nov 1906, (accident: 25 Sep 1906, 11 a.m.), aged 60, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, a small stone is said to have fallen on deceased's head, and cut it slightly. He worked 11 days after, when blood-poisoning set in, and caused his death on Novembver 3rd. Nine feet seam

Jones, William, 18 Jul 1910, aged 24, Rider, While riding on bull chain in front of journey was crushed between tram and side owing to tram becoming derailed by some unknown cause

Kendry, David Thomas, 15 Feb 1903, (accident: 14 Feb 1903, 1 p.m.), aged 18, Pumpman, Deceased was found, fatally injured, in front of a tram, laden with coal, which had been drawn up a short dip by a horse attached to a rope. The haulier and horse walked along a level piece of road while the tram was being pulled up the dip, and, as they were some distance from deceased, the haulier did not see the accident. He died on the following day

Lewis, John, 16 Jan 1903, 10 a.m., aged 31, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, roof coal, 3 ft. by 2¾ ft. by 19 ins. thick, fell from between three "slants," and between a prop and the face. Nine feet seam

Lloyd, John, 03 Oct 1896, aged 27, Lamp locker, Knocked down by journey of seven trams running away owing to the breaking of shackle pin

Mahoney, John, 06 Jul 1907, 8 a.m., aged 37, Hitcher, Deceased was standing at the "fans" when a piece of stone fell from the ascending cage as it landed on the "fans" at the surface, and fractured his skull. He died the same day

Morgan, Thomas, 30 May 1883, aged 12, Door boy, Fell under trams

Morgan, Thomas, 06 Dec 1888, Doorkeeper, Struck by a runaway tram on a rise heading. He was 30yds. from the door which he attended

Morgan, William H., 01 Jan 1904, (accident: 30 Dec 1903, 7.30 a.m.), aged 14, Messenger, Deceased was found unconscious at the foot of a bridge across the Rhymney Railway. How his injury was received no one knows. He may have slid down the handrail and fallen off. He died on the 1st January, 1904

Neagle, Mike, 08 Feb 1899, aged 32, Haulier, Run over by four loaded trams, which had become detached from the rest of journey by the breaking of a shackle pin

Oates, Sidney M., 18 Oct 1898, aged 14, Collier boy, Fall of roof at face following a fall of side (coal). Roof appeared to have been fairly well timbered and coal spragged. Four feet seam

Passmore, Charles, 17 Nov 1904, 8.30 a.m., aged 39, Fireman, Fall of roof. On road, rock, 7 ft. by 5½ ft. by 13 ins. thick. Deceased had taken out a pair of timbers because the collar was bent and cracked. Three trams of rubbish fell, which they cleared away. The place was examined and considered safe, but, when deceased were passing out to assist a rider to put a tram on the rails, a fall occurred about nine feet from where the timber had been removed, which crushed out a pair of timbers, and buried deceased. This accident occurred on a "parting" that had been made many years ago, and was a long distance from coal working, so it is difficult to understand what caused the roof to become uneasy [More information ...]

Passmore, John, 10 Dec 1887, aged 16, Engineman, He was found dead on the drum of a small haulage engine which he attended with 15 coils of rope round his body. There was no apparent reason for his getting entangled in the rope and thus drawn on to the drum as he did not require to be on that side at all

Pember, Henry, 04 Oct 1904, 2 p.m., aged 34, Collier, Fall of roof. On road, shale, about 18 ft. by 8 ft. by 12 ft. thick. Deceaesd and his partner were clearing some rubbish from the side to make room for a pair of timbers. By doing this, they must have disturbed the old timbers, causing two collars to be crushed out. The shale at once fell and buried the two men, who were not recovered for 1½ hours. Deceased's partner escaped with only a slight injury

Price, John, 08 Sep 1899, aged 29, Haulier, [Fall of side] On road, top coal, 3 ft. x 16 ins. x 9 ins. thick, while passing where an arm had been knocked out by his horse, owing to too little side space. Nine feet seam

Pugh, John, 08 Sep 1896, (accident: 07 Jan 1896), aged 63, Lamp locker, Died on 8th September from "inflammation of the bladder, his death being hastened by the effect of the accident on 7th Jan. by striking his eye against a certain bracket." Notice sent to inspector after death

Rees, Daniel, 01 Jun 1879, aged 22, Collier, Killed by fall of coal and clod

Rees, Morgan, 09 Oct 1903, (accident: 05 Oct 1903, 3.30 p.m.), aged 53, Repairer, Deceased strained himself while assisting another man in putting up a wooden door. He was operated on, three days after the accident, but died from exhaustion the day after the operation

Rees, Morgan, 26 Mar 1906, (accident: 31 Mar 1905, 11.30 a.m.), aged 28, Haulier, Fall of side. Deceased was assisting some men to place a tram, which had become derailed, on to the road, when a piece of side tumbled on him from between two pairs of timber, 7 ft. apart. The quantity of side that gave way probably amounted to 4 or 5 cwt., but only a portion of this struck deceased. His spine was fractured, and he died on March 26th, 1906. Nine-feet seam

Thomas, John, 29 Jan 1911, aged 51, Collier, Fall of side at working face. In working at a slip of coal he brought away a large piece which in falling struck out a pair of timbers and caused a general collapse of the roof of his working place

Wakeley, Herbert, 12 Oct 1903, 3 p.m., aged 42, Stoker, Deceased was clearing a grating on the side of the railway through which the boiler water was run, when some wagons were pushed over him by a locomotive. The guard connected with train said that he had looked in the direction in which deceased was, and saw no one, so allowed the wagons to be pushed that way

Willams, Thomas, 12 Feb 1885, aged 17, Collier, Fall of coal

Williams, David, 07 Jun 1869, aged 38, Hitcher, Killed by falling down shaft

Williams, David, 02 Nov 1914, aged 49, Repairer, Fall of side as he was repairing an airway, caused by two pairs of timber discharging

Williams, Jacob, 17 Nov 1904, 8.30 a.m., aged 59, Repairer, Fall of roof. On road, rock, 7 ft. by 5½ ft. by 13 ins. thick. Deceased had taken out a pair of timbers because the collar was bent and cracked. Three trams of rubbish fell, which they cleared away. The place was examined and considered safe, but, when deceased were passing out to assist a rider to put a tram on the rails, a fall occurred about nine feet from where the timber had been removed, which crushed out a pair of timbers, and buried deceased. This accident occurred on a "parting" that had been made many years ago, and was a long distance from coal working, so it is difficult to understand what caused the roof to become uneasy [More information ...]

Williams, Joseph, 26 Feb 1903, 10 a.m., aged 31, Roadman, Run over by a journey of empty trams. He was at work on the engine-plane, and must have mistaken the way the journey was travelling, or failed to get out of the way in time. His cap and lamp were found near a manhole, and his body was found near the next manhole, having been drawn about ten yards by the journey

Williams, Philip, 13 Sep 1909, aged 32, Collier, Owing to the negligence of a young rider in improperly securing three empty trams which he left at the top of a dip heading, the trams ran down the dip, and caught deceased as he was making for a place of safety

Williams, William, 14 Oct 1876, aged 18, Haulier, Killed by trams

Wilson, Frank, 22 May 1913, aged 29, Haulier, He was killed by the horse he was driving falling upon him