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Andrews, Thomas, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Axe, Edward, 18 Jul 1913, aged 21, Assistant Timberman, Fall of roof when repairing on roadway. He was holding light for his comrade, who was knocking out some timber so as to put in new ones, when six or seven pairs broke down and killed him

Bennet, Thomas W., 01 Dec 1911, aged 36, Haulier, While lowering a tram of rubbish it overpowered and crushed him. Going in front

Budway, -, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Canter, Austin Baden Powell, 13 Apr 1924, 12.15 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 24, Labourer, He was engaged gobbing rubbish at the coal face when a stone, weighing about 1 ton, fell in one piece from between two unseen slips, discharging a post, and caught him. He died from his injuries the same day. Electric safety lamp used

Challanger, William, 02 Feb 1929, (accident: 18 Jan 1929), aged 19, Colliers hand, Fall of piece of top coal while stamping a post. Died 2nd Feb

Chilcott, Joseph, 20 Aug 1907, 9 p.m., aged 27, Haulier, Deceased was taking an empty tram along a level, riding most probably on the front, when his horse was heard to start galloping. In passing over the pointers of a parting the tram jumped off the rails, and crushed deceased to death against the side. The horse had not been known to bolt before, and had been well broken into the work

Clarke, Walter, 03 Oct 1924, 3.30 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 44, Labourer, He was unloading a tram of rubbish at the top of a roadway when four props discharged, without warning and about 3 cwts. of the roof fell on him, killing him outright. There were slants in the roof and a coal seam above the bed that fell. Probably he disturbed one of the props when unloading rubbish. Electric safety lamp used

Cook, Charles, 23 Oct 1899, aged 27, Collier, [Fall of roof] At face, cliff, 6 ft. x 6 ft. x 12 ins. thick, inside of nearest "flat," 6½ ft. back from coal. No props had been stood under it. Five feet seam

Daniel, David, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Daniel, David, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

David, Philip, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

David, Thomas, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Davies, Benjamin, 17 Nov 1888, aged 22, Pumpman, Fell from the 9ft. landing while attempting to get on carriage after it had moved away

Davies, David, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Davies, Hezekiah, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Davies, Ioan, 06 May 1926, (accident: 19 Nov 1925), aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof coal. Died 6th May 1926

Davies, Thomas, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Davies, Thomas, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Davies, William, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Davies, William, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Davies, William, 31 Jul 1884, aged 13, Door boy, Kicked by a horse

Davies, William, 15 Feb 1899, aged 29, Haulier, [Fall of roof] On road, cliff, 4 ft. x 3½ ft. x 12 in thick, fell as he was riding in an empty tram. A pair of timbers had broken down. Four feet seam

Davis, Phillip, 26 Jul 1894, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof on parting of stall road. Deceased had left his working place at the face to see the effect of a shot fired by rippers on the heading at the entrance to his stall and while there the stone fell from edge of rippings which were not propped. Wernddu seam

Dennis, David T., 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Dennis, Edward, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Edmunds, Samuel, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Edwards, Abraham, 16 Jan 1885, aged 55, Collier, Fall of stone

Edwards, David, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Edwards, Thomas, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Edwards, William, 16 Oct 1914, aged 27, Haulier, He was crushed between a full tram which he was hauling out from a stall road and an empty which had been pushed up above the crossing on a heading road but not far enough to give sufficient clearance. He died from his injuries the following day

Evan, Matthew, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Evan, Philip, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Evan, William, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Evans, Benjamin, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Evans, Benjamin, 06 Feb 1915, (accident: 03 Sep 1914), aged 50, Collier, He sprained his ankle joint when pushing a tram. He worked the following day but afterwards had to give up. Blood poisoning set up and after amputation of part of the leg he died on February 6th, 1915

Evans, David, 22 Mar 1880, aged 24, Hitcher, A piece of coal fell from the surface down shaft and struck him

Evans, David, 03 Oct 1896, aged 26, Ripper, Struck by a stone from a carbonite shot at a distance of 48 yards

Evans, Isiah, 13 Oct 1924, (accident: 01 Oct 1924, 10.0 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 34, Fireman, He scratched his arm on a sharp stone while climbing over a fall. Septic poisoning set in and he died on the 13th October. Oil flame safety lamp used

Evans, James, 03 Jun 1901, aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 5 ft. by 3½ ft. by 10 ins. thick, parr, of a "bell," fell while deceased was setting a prop under it. Hafod seam

Evans, John, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Evans, John, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Evans, John H., 24 Mar 1914, aged 56, Contractor, Fall of roof at the face of a stone drift. The stone fell out from slants after shot-firing and as he was cleaning down the ground before boring other holes

Evans, Morgan, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Evans, William, 05 Oct 1910, (accident: 03 Oct 1910), aged 29, Rider, Three empty trams followed the journey on which he was riding and overtook it, causing injuries from which he died two days after. A stop block had been left open

Griffiths, D., 19 Mar 1872, aged 13, Door boy, Killed by trams

Griffiths, D., 31 Dec 1872, aged 63, Oiler, Killed by falling down the pit

Griffiths, David, 09 Jun 1890, aged 44, Fireman, Fell out of cage while descending with two officials

Griffiths, Henry, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Griffiths, Peter, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Griffths, George, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Hamer, James, 26 Nov 1894, aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof top coal 3ft. 9in. long x 2ft. 2ins to 1ft. wide and 20 ins. thick) from between slips. There were props stood on each side and a cog behind 6ft. back from face. Four feet seam. 6½ ft. thick including clod

Hamin, Robert, 10 Jul 1899, aged 30, Collier, [Fall of roof] At face, cliff, 5 ft. x 6 ft. x 19 ins. thick, from two slants, while he was "stamping" a hole in the floor to set a prop. Two feet nine seam

Hammer, David, 19 Jul 1886, aged 22, Labourer, Caught in the wheels of the crusher below the level of the ground where he should only have gone when the machinery was stopped

Harris, David, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Harry, John, 16 Feb 1887, aged 26, Collier, Explosion of charge of compressed powder while pushing it into hole with wooden stemmer

Hawkins, John, 07 May 1902, 3 p.m., aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 8 ft. by 5 ft. by 19 ins. thick, fell as deceased was wedging top coal down. It had been partly supported by the top coal. Hafod seam

Haymond, Thomas, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Henbrow, Charles, 12 Feb 1890, aged 27, Timberman, Fall of roof at face of a heading which had crossed a fault while putting up walling between cogs 4ft. seam. Long wall. Deceased and his partner were working half a shift extra

Hopkin, Thomas, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Howell, Edward, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Howells, John, 04 Feb 1881, aged 28, Collier, Fall of coal and clod

Hugh, Evan, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Hugh, Richard, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Hughes, Edward, 14 Jul 1928, (accident: 12 Jul 1928), aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 14th July

Hughes, Edwin, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Hughes, John, 16 Sep 1907, 3.30 p.m., aged 30, Repairer, Fall of roof. Deceased was clearing a fall of roof at face when a piece of cliff, 8 ft. by 18 ins. by 36 ins. thick, fell from an unseen slip. One prop was said to have been discharged. Five-feet seam

Hughes, John, 27 Feb 1913, aged 48, Collier, Fall of roof at working face. He was fixing a post under the stone which fell

Hughes, Rowland, 24 Aug 1908, aged 26, Repairer, Fall of side. Deceased and his mate were enlarging a heading when a piece of coal, 4 feet by 51 inches by 30 inches thick, fell from the side, and injured him so severely that he died in 5 hours. He had tried to get the coal down some little time previously, but had failed. He then went and "holed" under the coal some feet away for a short time, and, when returning to where hie mate was at work, the coal fell on him. He should have kept on working at the coal until he got it down. The fireman was in the place 15 minutes before the accident. Two feet nine seam

Hulen, Evan, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Humphrey, David, 17 Jun 1878, aged 32, Collier, Killed by fall of roof

Isaac, David, 30 Mar 1887, aged 37, Repairer, Fall of roof while re-timbering a road

Isaac, John, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

James, William, 17 Aug 1905, 1 p.m., aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 12 ft. by 5 ft. by 18 ins. thick, fell from between two slants on deceased as he was holing. A roll ran right through the middle of the stone. Some props were said to have been set under it. Hafod seam

Jenkin, William, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Jenkins, D. P., 20 Mar 1905, 11 p.m., aged 34, Repairer, Fall of roof. He was knocking out a post at the mouth of a stall for the purpose of ripping, when a fall of about 4 tons of roof and side took place and killed him. A prop withdrawing machine should have been used. No. 2 Rhondda seam

Jenkins, David, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Jenkins, John, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Jenkins, John, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Jenkins, Noah, 23 Mar 1900, 11.45 a.m., aged 14, Door boy, Run over by journey while attending a a door on engine-plane

Jenkins, Rees, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Jenkins, Thomas, 20 Apr 1857, aged 10, Fell from carriage in shaft

Jenkins, William, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Jenkins, William, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

John, David, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

John, Joseph, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

John, Thomas, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

John, William, 10 Oct 1855, aged 50, Collier, Fall of roof in airway

Jones, David, 26 Nov 1900, 4.15 p.m., aged 25, Haulier, A runaway loaded tram crushed him against the full tram he had just taken out, as he was crossing the road

Jones, David E., 27 Sep 1927, aged 49, Assistant repairer, Fall of roof. Died same day [More information ...]

Jones, Edward, 12 Oct 1906, 3 p.m., aged 27, Rider, Deceased, an experienced rider, was taking a journey of empty trams along a main level and when he passed a light carrier he was riding with his legs outside the tram. When the journey arrived at its destination without a rider, a search was made, and he was found lying on the side of the road. He was conscious and said that he had struck his head against a pair of timber. The roadway was 10 ft. wide and 6 ft. 2 ins, high. He should have ridden on the rope or in one of the trams

Jones, Edwin, 20 Dec 1909, aged 21, Repairer, Fall of roof. On road, cliff and rock, 15 feet by 9 feet by 3 feet thick, crushed out four pairs of timber and fell upon deceased, who was sitting on the front end of a tram of rubbish which his horse was taking out along the level. The roof at this point was much disturbed. The timbers showed signs of dry rot. Nine feet seam

Jones, Henry, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Jones, Herbert, 28 Aug 1908, aged 29, Collier, Fall of roof. Deceased, having loosened 6 sprags which were set against a "fore" slip, was trying to get a portion of the slip down with a bar, when a much larger quantity of coal than he expected fell, knocked out five posts, and so caused a fall of roof coal, 22 feet by 5 feet by 20 inches thick, which killed him on the spot. The roof coal had slips on three sides, and a smooth above. Four feet seam

Jones, John, 12 May 1857, aged 24, Suffocated going into an exploring drift ; cautioned of its dangerous state [More information ...]

Jones, John, 08 Apr 1889, aged 27, Collier, Fall of a face slip of coal and clod while holing without spraggs. Four Feet Seam, 5½ft. thick. Long wall

Jones, John, 16 Sep 1900, 2 a.m., aged 48, Repairer, Fall of side. A small stone fell on to his head while clearing a fall. Four feet seam

Jones, Lewis, 14 Jan 1901, (accident: 28 Dec 1900, 9 p.m.), aged 47, Haulier, He was hauling four trams of rubbish to the tip, when by some means he fell under them. Died 14th January, 1901

Jones, Owen, 01 Apr 1893, aged 29, Hitcher, While crossing pit bottom was struck on the head by a piece of coal falling down the shaft

Jones, Thomas, 12 May 1857, aged 32, Suffocated going into an exploring drift ; cautioned of its dangerous state [More information ...]

Jones, William, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Julian, George, 01 Nov 1881, aged 17, Fitter, Crushed between two coal waggons on surface

Lanham, Robert, 18 Feb 1901, aged 22, Haulier, Found fatally injured under a full tram, tumbled on one side, having, probably fallen off while riding on the "gun"

Lewis, Daniel, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Lewis, Daniel, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Lewis, Evan, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Lewis, Rees, 28 Dec 1894, aged 21, Haulier, Found dead under a tram full of rubbish on a heading most probably he had fallen off the gun. Road in good order. Five feet seam

Lewis, Thomas, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Lewis, Thomas, 18 Mar 1881, aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof

Lewis, William, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Llewellin, Thomas, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Llewellin, William, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Llewellyn, Thomas, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Llewellyn, William, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Lovering, Henry, 01 Jul 1913, aged 19, Assistant Timberman, Fall of side on haulage road. As he was cropping the side to make room for a side wall, a stone fell out from above and killed him

Martin, William, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Matthews, Thomas, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Meredith, William, 08 Jun 1859, aged 12, Collier boy, Fall of stone (No.3 Rhondda vein)

Miles, Richard, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Miles, Walter, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Monk, Charles, 09 Jun 1879, aged 14, Shale picker, Killed by machinery on surface

Morgan, D., 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Morgan, David, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Morgan, David, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Morgan, Enoch, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Morgan, Isaac, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Morgan, James, 07 Jul 1859, aged 12, Door boy, Run over by trams in heading

Morgan, John, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Morgan, Morgan, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Morgan, Morgan, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Morgan, Morgan, 20 Nov 1901, aged 46, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, fireclay, 4 ft. 8 ins. by 4 ft. by 9 ins. thick, from a curved "slip" in the roof. It was unsupported. No. 2 Rhondda seam

Morgan, Thomas, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Morgan, Thomas, 30 Apr 1885, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof

Morgan, William, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Moss, Edward, 27 Apr 1914, aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof at working face. A first fall occurred and caught his legs, and as a comrade was getting him free a second fall came down and killed him

Newman, Jesse, 19 Oct 1880, aged 31, Haulier, Falling under a tram of rubbish on way to tip

Nolan, Andrew, 23 Aug 1901, aged 23, Haulier, While taking a tram of rubbish down a heading, the pin attaching the shaft to the "gun" came out. Deceased was knocked down by the horse and killed by the tram passing over him

Nolan, James, 27 Jun 1879, aged 15, Collier's boy, Killed by fall of coal

Norman, Rees, 26 Oct 1891, (accident: 30 Sep 1891), aged 14, Shackler, While crossing road in front of loaded tram which hitcher was bringing forward to cage his foot caught in a plank covering a gutter and he fell and was run over. Died 26th Oct

Parker, Frederick, 14 Aug 1894, aged 45, Assistant timberman, Fall of roof top coal and clift 10ft. x 9ft. x 6½ft. thick) at the face of a place being driven through gob and which was not timbered within 9ft. of face. Four feet seam

Peake, C. E., 11 Sep 1905, 2.30 p.m., aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 14 ft. by 4 ft. by 3 ft. thick, fell as deceased was cutting coal. It was quite unsupported. There ought to have been three props under it. Hafod seam

Phillip, Isaac, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Phillips, Thomas, 11 Nov 1892, 11.15 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 19, Haulier, The pin came out of "shaft" and he fell and was run over

Powell, Charles, 09 Feb 1895, aged 24, Haulier, Fall of clift roof (10ft. x 13ft. x 3ft thick) on a double parting. Three pairs of timbers within the 10ft. but the middle pair was cracked. Five feet seam

Powell, David, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Pride, Isaac, 03 Apr 1897, aged 48, Overman, While riding in a tram behind another loaded with timbers one of the props caught the side of the road, rebounded and struck him, causing fatal injuries

Pugh, Henry, 21 May 1896, aged 20, Haulier, Found dead under loaded tram (his last journey for the day) which he was bringing out on a level road

Rawlings, S. J., 15 Jul 1911, aged 14, Collier Boy, Fall of roof at working face, from corner of rippings, from two unseen slips

Rees, Aaron, 13 Aug 1852, aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof. Left a wife

Rees, Aaron, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Rees, Benjamin, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Rees, John, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Rees, Morgan, 01 Oct 1924, (accident: 29 Sep 1924, 11.30 a.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 52, Cogman, He had been instructed to collect loose cogwood along the roads, and, seeing a pair of "V" timber that was leaning from the vertical and appeared loose, he removed a lag, and was hitting one of the arms with an axe when a bed, forming the roof that rested on the timber, collapsed. He was caught by the fall and died from his injuries on the 1st October, 1924. Electric safety lamp used

Rees, Richard, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Rees, Thomas, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Rees, William, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Richards, David, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Richards, Zachariah, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Richardson, Thomas, 29 Feb 1928, (accident: 28 Feb 1928), aged 54, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 29th

Roberts, John, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Roberts, John, 15 Sep 1890, aged 26, Timberman, He had put up a pair of timbers and was preparing a wedge to fasten it when one arm came out and the collar fell on his head fracturing his skull

Rogers, Watkin, 11 Apr 1882, aged 17, Collier's boy, Fall of coal

Rosser, David, 01 May 1888, aged 59, Collier, Fall of roof in cafe. In moving a loaded tram and a piece of the little stone 4ft. seam. Long wall

Russell, Henry, 19 Aug 1884, aged 24, Hitcher, Fell under tram

Salathiel, Jaconi, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Salathiel, John, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Samuel, David, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Smith, John, 16 Feb 1904, 7.45 a.m., aged 46, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 8 ft. by 2 ft. by 14 ins. thick, "part of rippings," fell while deceased was clearing away the rubbish produced by a shot fired the night before. The stone was undoubtedly loosened by the shot, and should have been taken down before commencing to clear away the rubbish. Two feet nine seam

Sollburgh, George, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Stenner, James, 21 Jul 1903, (accident: 17 Jun 1903, 2 p.m.), aged 70, Labourer, He was cleaning a road, up which a "creeper" drew loaded trams, when he received injuries to his foot which necessitated amputation. No one knew if a tram had gone over his foot, or whether it was caught by the "creeper" chain. He died on 21st July from blood-poisoning

Stenner, John, 01 Apr 1892, 6.45 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 34, Collier, Fell from an upper landing, apparently the fault of engineman in raising cage without a signal

Stradling, William, 29 Aug 1855, aged 24, Collier, Explosion of firedamp from leaving open door. No rules, overman, nor double doors

Sullivan, Charles, 20 Mar 1907, 11.50 a.m., aged 16, Collier boy, Fall of roof. At face, coal, part of the "rippings" discharged two props and fell on deceased The coal (Red Vein) was kept up as roof in the gob, but was ripped on the road. Nine-feet seam

Taylor, William, 06 May 1911, aged 45, Repairer, Fall of roof on a road while repairing airway. Another man was injured by the fall

Thomas, Arthur J., 14 Mar 1901, aged 14, Collier Boy, Fall of side. At face, coal, 7 ft. by 2½ ft. by 13 ins. thick, which had been overhanging, and which had not been supported. Hafod seam

Thomas, Daniel, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Thomas, David, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Thomas, E., 05 Nov 1899, aged 56, Pumpman, While going to his work at a steam pump, on a Sunday morning, he climbed over a fall of roof which had broken a steam pipe, and was so overcome by the heat that he died shortly after being brought out. Doctor's evidence showed he was not scalded, and that death was due to shock and partial suffocation

Thomas, Evan, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Thomas, Evan, 12 Aug 1891, (accident: 04 Aug 1891), aged 13, Lamp cleaner, Foot injured by Fisher's banking apparatus and died on 12th August after amputation. He had no right to be near the place

Thomas, Evan, 11 Apr 1903, 10.30 a.m., aged 57, Mechanic, Killed by the fall of a beam to which he had attached a pulley-block for the purpose of lifting some machinery in a winding-engine house. The beam was not lashed

Thomas, H., 26 Oct 1860, aged 45, Collier, Whilst firing a shot

Thomas, James, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Thomas, John, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Thomas, Matthew, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Thomas, Thomas, 13 Sep 1907, 10 a.m., aged 16, Engine driver, Deceased is supposed to have started the hauling engine to draw out a full journey, and, in guiding the rope, he must have got his fingers caught between the rope and the drum, and was drawn over and crushed to death against the engine frame. The rope usually coiled properly, but it was thought that when he ran the last journey in, he allowed a lot of slack rope to run out, and that it was in getting it on the drum that he was caught

Thomas, William, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Thomas, William, 21 Apr 1859, aged 14, Collier, Burnt by powder

Truman, William, 20 Nov 1910, (accident: 09 Apr 1910), aged 37, Timberman, Fall of roof (coal) while repairing an airway. He had nicked the coal on one side and failing to get it down went under to knock a post out. He had a pulling chain which he should have used to draw the prop. Died 20th November, 1910

Unknown, -, 18 Sep 1851, Collier, Fall of roof

Walby, Arthur, 20 Jul 1894, aged 13, Haulier, Found fatally injured between corner of tram side of road and gun of horses shaft. The accident appeared to have been caused by the pin connecting the gun to the shaft coming out while deceased was riding on the gun down a slight dip

Weaver, Thomas, 29 Jul 1912, aged 29, Collier, Fall of roof at working face. The stone fell from a hidden slant, causing instant death

Williams, Daniel, 17 Jun 1911, aged 28, Timberman, While passing between horse and tram the horse started, and he was run over

Williams, David, 25 May 1881, aged 28, Collier, Struck by post a discharged by a fall of clod

Williams, Edward J., 19 May 1880, aged 12, Labourer, Killed by falling into coal washing machine

Williams, Evan, 25 May 1880, aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof

Williams, J., 12 Oct 1900, 10.45 a.m., aged 15, Slag picker, Fell under, and was run over by a truok being lowered from under the screens

Williams, John, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Williams, Richard, 06 Mar 1913, aged 24, Haulier, Fall of roof as he was passing along a road with his horse and two empty trams. The fall discharged three pairs of timber

Williams, Thomas, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Williams, Thomas, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Williams, Thomas, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Williams, Thomas, 08 Apr 1907, (accident: 16 Feb 1907, 11.50 a.m.), aged 21, Haulier, Deceased was, with his horse, taking an empty tram along a level heading, when he was either struck or run over by it. It was said that he slipped off the tram and it struck him in the back, but I think it more likely that he was run over. The heading was of ample width and height. He died on April 8th from exhaustion due to a fractured spine

Williams, W., 15 Aug 1883, aged 21, Collier, Fall of coal

Williams, W. G., 02 Nov 1897, aged 18, Haulier, Fall of roof at face of heading in Hafod seam, clift from between two slips 1½ft apart a shot had been fired in it during the previous shift

Williams, Walter, 15 Jul 1856, Explosion and after damp [More information ...]

Williams, William, 20 Jan 1905, 3.15 p.m., aged 41, Pulleyman, Deceased, it was thought, attempted to get on to, or was riding on an empty journey, fell, and was run over. He had just before been talking to the engineman about his requiring to go to an inner parting to see the rider