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Anthony, Sidney, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 18, Labourer, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Baragwenith, John, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 27, Haulier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Barker, William, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 37, Labourer, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Bowen, William, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 39, Manager, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Brocklington, George, 02 Dec 1875, (accident: 01 Dec 1875), aged 27, Hitcher, Piece of coal fell from ascending tram ; he died next day

Brooks, William, 04 Oct 1904, (accident: 30 Sep 1904, 5 a.m.), aged 38, Collier, Fall of roof. At face ; after firing a shot he was returning to the face when a stone fell from the roof upon him. Died 4th October. Caedafid seam

Brown, David E., 05 Dec 1891, aged 31, Collier, While tightening up a prop which he was setting under some defective roof the stone broke and part of it fell upon him

Brown, William, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 44, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Cleavy, Daniel, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 40, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Coombes, Morgan, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 58, Repairer, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Davies, David, 30 Apr 1902, 2.30 p.m., aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof. At face ; clift, along a slant, 14 feet long, 8 ft. wide, 2½ ft. thick at bottom, to nothing at top, fell close to face. Caedafed seam

Davies, William, 19 Feb 1890, aged 35, Under Manager, Fall of roof. He ordered the collier to pull down what he considered to be a small "bell" in the roof, and was sitting on the end of a tram about a yard from him watching, when, without further warning, a large "bell," instead of the small one he expected, fell and crushed him fatally

Davies, William, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 25, Haulier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Edwards, David, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 45, Repairer, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Edwards, Henry, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 17, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Edwards, William, 12 Dec 1900, aged 41, Checkweigher, William Edwards, 41, checkweigher at the Rhymney Iron Company's Darran Pit, died suddenly on the 12th December from heart disease [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Edwards, William, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 48, Contractor, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Evans, John, 13 Apr 1894, aged 58, Collier, Fall of top or bash coal only 2 or 3 inches thick where he was working out a pillar. He died from shock apparently resulting more from the start or fright which he got than from actual injuries received. His constitution and health for some time past had been very indifferent. He had been a collier from boyhood

Evans, John, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 18, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Evans, Richard, 10 May 1881, aged 41, Collier, Fall of stone. The fireman had marked two paces for him to set timber, he neglected to do so and the top fell upon him

Gray, William, 29 Jul 1902, 8.30 p.m., aged 21, Timberman, Explosion of fire-damp

Griffiths, Gomar, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 52, Overman, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

James, Rees, 25 Feb 1903, aged 46, Repairer, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...]

Jenkins, David, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 45, Repairer, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Jenkins, William, 17 Apr 1879, (accident: 16 Apr 1879), aged 63, Collier, Injured by fall of stone. Died 17th

Jenkins, William, 25 Jul 1884, (accident: 18 Jul 1884), aged 25, Collier, Injured on the back by a fall of stone, and died on the 25th

John, John, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 43, Fireman, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Jones, Ambrose, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 55, Repairer, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Jones, John, 13 Jul 1877, aged 36, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Lewis, David, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 57, Under Manager, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

McCarthy, Daniel, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 34, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Meredith, Lewis, 16 Jan 1889, aged 76, Doorman, While walking along the engine plane on his way to the shaft he was run over by the gang. He evidently did not notice that the trams were so near as the requisite manholes were provided and there was ample space for him to have walked at the side

Morgan, David, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 36, Fireman, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Morgan, John, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 61, Haulier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Morgan, Lewis, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 25, Repairer, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Price, Noah, 29 Jan 1907, (accident: 15 Jan 1907, Noon), aged 30, Haulier, Deceased brought a full tram out from the face of a level, and left it and the horse just outside of a rise heading. He then went up the rise heading and attempted to run the full tram down to attach it to the one he had brought out of the level. He took two sprags out and got the fireman to start the tram, and, after it had gone a few yards, replaced the sprags. Before it reached the level it came to a stop, and deceased was found under it. His spine was fractured. He was very probably going in front of the tram, holding it back, and fell. He died on January 29th

Prosser, Evan, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 65, Repairer, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Roberts, Ernest, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 32, Repairer, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Sanders, William, 16 Apr 1870, aged 38, Collier, Fall of bell mould in Brithdir vein

Stenning, James, 25 Feb 1903, aged 42, Repairer, Explosion of fire-damp [More information ...]

Thomas, M., 23 Mar 1881, aged 23, Haulier, Killed by falling between trams. He was riding on the nook between the first and second tram, and his head came in contact with a piece of timber and knocked him off

Thomas, Solomon, 05 Aug 1897, aged 25, Haulier, Head crushed between two trams which he was coupling. He thought the injury very slight and went home almost without help but died a few hours after getting there

Thomas, Thomas, 19 Nov 1895, aged 14, Collier's boy, He was engaged with his father cutting bottom to get their tram road nearer to the face when a stone fell suddenly from the roof and killed him

Tovey, John, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 16, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Vaughan, Charles, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 36, Labourer, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Vincent, Joseph, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 18, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]

Walker, William, 23 Sep 1902, 3.30 p.m., aged 51, Collier, Fall of roof. At face ; while passing along the face a piece of the second rippings, 8 ft. x 6 ft. fell upon him, from between two unseen slips. Caedafed seam

Weekes, James, 29 Oct 1909, 4.30 a.m., aged 23, Collier, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing [More information ...]