Cwmneol Colliery

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Arnold, William, 09 Sep 1899, aged 29, Ostler, Fell into sump of upcast shaft, the doors over which had been opened to allow of raising water

Bowen, David, 29 Aug 1891, aged 25, Collier, Crushed by empty journey on engine-plane as he was hurrying out from work. He had been warned at the lamp station of the in-coming journey but went on and failed to get into a man-hole

Brown, Morgan Thomas, 01 Apr 1925, (accident: 29 Mar 1925), aged 42, Fireman, Climbed over fence at top of sinking and fell down shaft. Died 1st Apr

Brown, Thomas, 14 Jul 1866, Collier, Fall of stone

Chidgey, E., 05 May 1908, aged 52, Labourer, Fall of roof. Deceased was sent by the fireman to clear a small fall on an untimbered roadway in the Yard Seam. Whilst so engaged, a piece of roof and side, 10 feet long, fell and killed him. The fall consisted of coal, black shale, fireclay, and cliff. The ground was of a friable nature, and should have been timbered

Clarke, John, 17 Oct 1927, (accident: 10 Oct 1927), aged 37, Journey attendant, Rope became detached and two full trams ran back. Died 17th

Cunningham, James, 02 Dec 1909, aged 31, Roadman, Owing to the clutch working out of the haulage drum, a journey of 12 full trams ran back, mounted the barhook, and crushed deceased against the side. The clutch lever had evidently not been put in properly

Davey, Robert, 27 Jan 1903, 4.45 p.m., aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 5 ft. by 18 ins. by 8 ins. thick, part of the "rippings," fell as deceased was working away a piece of coal to make room to set a road-side prop. He was in a hurry as his shift was up, and, no doubt, he neglected to sound the roof. He died in six days. Yard seam

Davies, David, 16 Jul 1887, aged 16, Collier, Run over by journey of loaded trams while returning from the face with his father

Davies, David, 01 Jul 1907, (accident: 18 Jun 1907, 12.45 p.m.), aged 47, Collier, Deceased and his "butty" went back to the tumbling-place to assist the haulier to tumble an empty tram, so as to allow the full tram to be taken out. Deceased stood behind the tram, and his mate was told to put two sprags in the wheels. Owing to a misunderstanding between the men, the horse was unhitched before the latter had time to put the sprags in. The tram ran back, overpowered deceased and ran over him. The road dipped 5½ ins. per yard. His spine was fractured, and he died on July 1st

Davies, Evan, 28 Jan 1866, Hitcher, Fell into sump when unloading timber and was drowned

Davies, John, 20 Aug 1865, aged 12, Door boy, Fell under trams

Davies, Thomas, 30 Aug 1912, aged 48, Repairer, He was sent to guard an approach to a shot and returned to it just as the shot was fired. There had been some delay in firing the shot owing to a defect in the cable

Davis, Ishmael, 17 May 1855, aged 31, Haulier, By trams in heading from sprag breaking

Davis, Jenkin, 28 Nov 1855, aged 24, Miner, Thrown down the shaft by the cage being pullied. Verdict of manslaughter against the engine driver [More information ...]

Donavan, John, 17 Aug 1867, aged 52, Labourer, Killed by trucks

Donovan, Cornelius, 02 Jun 1911, aged 46, Labourer, Fall of roof at working face. A saddle back stone fell from roof close up to coal face

Driscoll, John, 10 Aug 1880, aged 54, Labourer, Fell under wagons of coal at screens

Edwards, John, 12 Jun 1885, aged 19, Lampman, Riding on trams and rope broke

Eely, Charles H., 06 Mar 1883, aged 25, Pitman, Chain broke suspending them in shaft [More information ...]

Enoch, Rufus C., 30 Dec 1914, aged 18, Engine Driver, He was caught between the cog wheels and the side of the drum of a surface haulage engine as he was inside the fencing screwing up the grease cups. The engine was standing at the time of his going in, but shortly afterwards the rope started as a result of its being pulled inbye by another engine placed underground

Evan, John, 23 Mar 1880, aged 14, Door boy, Run over by loaded trams on engine incline [More information ...]

Evans, Edward J., 17 Jun 1877, aged 22, Collier, Killed by a fall of stone

Evans, Jeremiah, 10 Sep 1851, Sinker, Bucket drawn over pulley

Evans, Thomas, 18 Jan 1878, aged 42, Collier, Killed by trams on engine plane

Frame, Joseph A., 21 Nov 1912, (accident: 20 Nov 1912), aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof at face as he was timbering after coal cutter. He died as a result of his injuries on November 21st

Griffiths, Anthony, 12 Nov 1868, aged 17, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Hancock, Lewis, 12 Feb 1863, aged 35, Collier, Run over

Harris, Frank, 11 Oct 1906, (accident: 09 Oct 1906, 3.30 p.m.), aged 19, Collier, Fall of side. At face, clod (shale), 5 ft. by 10 ins. by 12 ins. thick, fell as deceased was kneeling down, and crushed his head. It was unsupported. He died in two days. Bute seam

Hese, James, 04 Sep 1869, aged 23, Collier, Killed by a fall of stone

Hoare, Thomas, 03 Jul 1877, aged 13, Collier, Killed by a fall of coal

Hooper, William, 28 Nov 1855, aged 17, Miner, Thrown down the shaft by the cage being pullied. Verdict of manslaughter against the engine driver [More information ...]

Hughes, Henry, 13 Feb 1866, Timberman, Explosion of gas. The men were working at night and it is supposed a door was left open. One of their lamps was found with its top off [More information ...]

Hughes, T., 31 Oct 1876, aged 22, Collier, Killed by fall of stone

Hunter, James, 18 Jul 1906, 10.10 a.m., aged 32, Fitter's Labourer, Electrocuted [More information ...]

Israel, David, 31 Mar 1879, aged 50, Timberman, Killed by fall of roof

Jeffery, David, 21 Nov 1863, aged 36, Collier, Suffocated by gas

John, Thomas, 25 Jul 1884, aged 15, Collier, Fall of stone

Jones, David Henry, 28 May 1924, (accident: 27 May 1924, 4.30 p.m., 3rd hour of shift), aged 31, Ripper, He was assisting the machinemen to pull a length of hose pipe — which was supplying compressed air to the coal-cutting machine — along the coal face, when a fall of roof — weighing about 15 cwts. — occurred from between an unseen slip on one side and a break on the other side in line with the coal; the slip and break forming a ridge shaped cavity. He was so badly injured by the fall that he died on the following day. Electric safety lamp used

Jones, John, 27 Sep 1875, Collier, Killed by trams

Jones, John, 06 Mar 1880, aged 12, Door boy, Crushed between two loaded trams

Jones, Lewis, 12 Jul 1907, 4.45 p.m., aged 46, Master Haulier, A haulier, acting under deceased's instructions, was letting a journey of 16 full trams, controlled by sprags only, down the parting towards the shaft. Two full trams, part of a previous journey, stood on the same road, and between them and the shaft a horse was pulling four trams of stones and mortar through a back parting into the empty road. The journey blocked against the two trams, and squeezed deceased between the leading tram and the side of one of the trams of stone, which he was trying to push clear. It was an accident which might have been avoided by the exercise of greater care by all concerned. Deceased was in charge of the operations

Jones, Robert, 12 May 1857, aged 56, Overwinding [More information ...]

Jones, Thomas, 28 Nov 1855, aged 30, Miner, Thrown down the shaft by the cage being pullied. Verdict of manslaughter against the engine driver [More information ...]

Kelly, Phillip, 28 Nov 1855, aged 25, Miner, Thrown down the shaft by the cage being pullied. Verdict of manslaughter against the engine driver [More information ...]

Lewis, William, 29 Nov 1853, aged 22, Miner, Knocked off stage in pit by water splashing

Linton, Albert, 25 May 1908, (accident: 14 Jan 1908), aged 13, Collier boy, Deceased was walking out towards the shaft when he fell and hurt his knee. He continued to work for over a month, but at last had to give it up. He complained of pain in the knee and head. Abscesses formed in his leg and were opened from time to time, but he ultimately died on May 25th, from pyaemia and suppurative periostatitis

Llewellyn, L., 04 Sep 1869, aged 12, Collier, Killed by a fall of stone

Lloyd, John, 04 Dec 1884, aged 33, Collier, Knocked out of carriage

Lynch, William, 27 May 1914, aged 22, Collier, Fall of roof on roadway as he was passing in to his work

Lynne, Thomas, 07 Nov 1913, aged 23, Coal-cutter Driver, Fall of roof in working face. As he was looking after his machine a fall of roof killed him

Martin, William, 29 Sep 1871, aged 12, Haulier, Killed by trams on level

McCarthy, J., 02 Sep 1867, aged 55, Labourer, Killed by trucks

Meeks, Enoch, 12 Oct 1857, aged 14, Crushed between tram and side of level

Morris, Michael, 05 Oct 1923, aged 18, Miner, Struck by a journey of trams [More information ...]

Perry, Matthew, 20 May 1903, 5 a.m., aged 18, Haulier, Run over by a tram of rubbish, which he was taking out along a level road. He must have attempted to get on to the "gun," and slipped and fell under the tram

Phillips, David, 13 Dec 1877, aged 49, Fireman, Killed by cage at bottom of shaft

Pontin, Frederick, 26 Mar 1893, (accident: 22 Mar 1893), aged 15, Colliers boy, Fall of coal at face which was not spragged. Four feet seam. Died 26th March

Pugh, Charles, 23 Apr 1903, 11 a.m., aged 53, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, shale, 3 ft. 3 ins. by 3 ft. by 6 ins. thick, smooth on all sides, fell on deceased as he was "holing" "clod" off the top of the coal. Nine feet seam

Pugh, John, 02 Sep 1908, aged 66, Repairer, Deceased and other men were walking up a drift close in rear of a journey of 20 full trams, when a shackle broke, and 14 trams ran back. The "barhook" acted and threw the last few trams off the road, the third catching deceased as he was making for a manhole. They were warned by three persons against following the journey so closely, but persisted in their conduct. The broken shackle showed a large internal flaw

Reed, Henry, 05 Oct 1923, aged 26, Miner, Struck by a journey of trams [More information ...]

Reed, Samuel, 10 Apr 1888, aged 19, Haulier, Fall of roof 8ft x 6ft. where repairers were making more height in a road 4½ft high. 6ft seam. Longwall

Rees, David, 17 Jan 1864, Fell down shaft

Rees, Evan, 23 Jun 1914, (accident: 24 May 1914), aged 65, Repairer, In going down an incline in front of a full tram of rubbish, he lost control, and was run over and fatally injured. He died on 23rd June, 1914

Rees, Rees, 28 Apr 1893, aged 15, Collier's boy, Struck by a journey of loaded trams while walking up engine plane

Rees, W., 19 Sep 1865, aged 45, Fireman, He and three others were on top of the water barrel to ascend the shaft. When the pumping engine started the noise startled him and he jumped off and fell to the bottom of the shaft

Richards, David, 13 Feb 1866, Timberman, Explosion of gas. The men were working at night and it is supposed a door was left open. One of their lamps was found with its top off [More information ...]

Roberts, David John, 31 Aug 1905, (accident: 25 Aug 1905, 2.30 a.m.), aged 20, Haulier, While trying to screw back on the road a full tram of rubbish, which had left the rails on a parting off a dip heading, deceased was squeezed between the tram and the side, and sustained internal injuries, from which he died in 6 days

Rowlands, Daniel, 27 Sep 1909, aged 52, Haulier, Deceased had just succeeded in replacing on the rails a tram of coal which was being drawn up a dip by his horse, when the horse darted forward and came to a dead stop against a wooden door 15 yards away. Owing to the concussion the little pin of the shaft lifted, and the tram ran over deceased, who was following in rear. He had removed the barhook when putting the tram on the rails. Having lost his own little pin, he was using a road-nail as a makeshift

Sands, James, 06 Mar 1883, aged 23, Pitman, Chain broke suspending them in shaft [More information ...]

Stephens, William, 09 Apr 1927, (accident: 28 Mar 1927), aged 31, Collier, Fall of stone. Died 9th Apr

Thomas, David, 28 Nov 1855, aged 24, Miner, Thrown down the shaft by the cage being pullied. Verdict of manslaughter against the engine driver [More information ...]

Thomas, Isaac, 16 May 1863, aged 15, Collier, Fall of roof

Thomas, John, 25 Nov 1866, aged 33, Carpenter, Fell from top of carriage whilst ascending with two others

Thomas, John, 11 Oct 1881, aged 16, Shackler, Fall of roof

Thomas, Levi, 13 Mar 1865, aged 29, Hitcher, Fell down shaft from 4-feet to 9-feet vein, 50 yards

Thomas, Samuel, 28 Nov 1855, aged 25, Miner, Thrown down the shaft by the cage being pullied. Verdict of manslaughter against the engine driver [More information ...]

Thomas, William, 28 Nov 1855, aged 17, Miner, Thrown down the shaft by the cage being pullied. Verdict of manslaughter against the engine driver [More information ...]

Veal, Christopher, 28 Apr 1887, aged 13, Collier, Run over by journey of empty trams while he was coming out from work

Weeks, Richard, 28 Nov 1855, aged 23, Miner, Thrown down the shaft by the cage being pullied. Verdict of manslaughter against the engine driver [More information ...]

William, George, 24 Aug 1866, Haulier, Run over by trams

Williams, Daniel, 18 Jul 1906, 10.10 a.m., aged 49, Mechanic, Electrocuted [More information ...]

Williams, David, 21 Dec 1911, (accident: 20 Nov 1911), aged 65, Sheavesman, He was knocked down by a horse. Died 21st December, 1911

Williams, Evan J., 23 Mar 1880, aged 13, Door boy, Run over by loaded trams on engine incline [More information ...]

Williams, Francis, 10 Apr 1909, (accident: 07 Apr 1909), aged 21, Collier, Fall of side. At face, coal, 6 feet by 2 feet by 4 feet thick, crushed two sprags out, fell on deceased, and injured him so severely that he died in three days. Seven feet seam

Williams, George Stokes, 16 Dec 1924, 5.0 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 50, Timberman, He had been ripping the top bed of coal on the roadway to make height, and had set up timber supports before commencing to clear the road. Due to a very heavy and sudden squeeze, a fall of about 200 tons occurred, discharging five pairs of timber and one steel arch support. Two steel arches were also broken. He was caught by the fall and killed outright. Electric safety lamp used

Williams, William, 23 Nov 1872, aged 16, Haulier, Killed by falling down shaft while ascending

Wratten, Frederick, 18 Nov 1914, aged 28, Stower, Fall of roof in face as he was packing rubbish into the waste. He was completely buried by the fall and when got out he was dead