Emlyn Colliery

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Davies, David, 25 Jan 1926, aged 50, Repairer, Stone appeared to have fallen from side which knocked out an arm which caused collar to fall which dislodged rubbish and buried him

Davies, Henry, Sep 1920, aged 48, Miner, Died in Swansea Hospital as a result of injuries he received through a fall in a coal mine

Dyson, Allen, 19 Apr 1933, (accident: 14 Apr 1933), aged 58, Collier, Had withdrawn back timber and went behind last timber to recover a prop he had already knocked out when roof collapsed. Died 5 days later

Earnshaw, Copley, 28 Oct 1919, aged 49, Byeworkman, Setting roof bars along coal face when he was caught by fall of roof

Emanuel, Levi, 01 May 1914, aged 65, Slag Picker, In passing between wagons which were approaching each other he was crushed between the buffers and killed

Evans, David, 27 Oct 1913, aged 17, Assistant Haulier, In attempting to pass a journey of trams, he was caught by a timber wagon and a prop, placed against a set of road timber

Evans, James H., 06 Oct 1913, aged 41, Repairer, Fall of roof when repairing a road. He was in the act of fixing a stay to an arm when a fall occurred ; he was prevented from retreating by a loaded train standing near

Evans, William, 21 Feb 1907, aged 37, Electrician, When a "journey" of water tanks was about to be hauled up the slant, he was standing between the 3rd and 4th, and when the tanks began to move, he struck his head against a low collar. No satisfactory explanation was given as to his presence at the place. Gradient of slant 1 in 3

Freeman, George, 05 Sep 1911, aged 21, Brakesman, While preparing to couple up two wagons he got crushed between the buffers

Harries, Arthur G., 11 Oct 1927, aged 35, Labourer, Run over by loco — both legs severed. Died same day

Hughes, John, 02 Jun 1905, aged 31, Collier, Fall of roof. At face ; while working away a piece of coal at face of level, a portion of the clod roof, 3½ ft. x 2½ ft. and 14 ins. thick, fell, smothering him in the coal on the floor. There were no timbers stood near enough the face. Stanllyd vein

Hughes, John, 27 Nov 1912, aged 22, Assistant Collier, Through the opening of the D part of the shackle, the pin allowed some trams to run wild, and these struck deceased as he was walking up the inclined road

James, David, 26 Nov 1913, aged 32, Hitcher, Fall of roof on main haulage road. As he was riding up a steep gradient on a journey of loaded trams, the trams jumped the rails at a curve and dislodged three or four pairs of timber ; the roof above fell and killed him

Jones, David, 22 Oct 1912, aged 24, Stoker, He mistook the approach to a bridge over the sidings at night, and rolled down an embankment and fell over a wall below and was killed

Jones, Eben, 08 Dec 1924, aged 27, Assistant hardgroundman, Fall of stone from roof — amputation of leg. Died

Jones, James, 25 Mar 1908, aged 32, Labourer, As a "journey" of eight loaded coal trams were being hauled by steam power up a slant having a gradient of 1 in 2, the rope gave way in the capping, and the trams ran back down the incline for 270 yards. Jones was clearing away fallen debris from the sides of the slant when the accident occurred, and he was struck down by coal &c. flying from the runaway trams. He was close to a manhole, but had no time to get into it. The rope was 1 1/8 in. in diameter, and was secured into a 21¾ in. capping by five rivets 4¼ ins. apart. No barhook used

Jones, John, 27 Oct 1910, aged 26, Timberman, Crushed by runaway trams through breakage of haulage rope on self acting incline

Jones, William Henry, 05 Sep 1929, (accident: 03 Sep 1929), aged 27, Labourer, Assisting to set timber when roof fell — leg fractured. Died 5th Sept

Lumb, Norman, 02 Mar 1914, aged 20, Assistant Electrican, He was electrocuted whilst splicing an electric cable in a gateway. Deceased had written with chalk on the junction switch box cover, "Don't touch this switch," but the current was switched on by some person unknown.

Morgan, Ernest, 28 Jun 1909, aged 26, Slant cleaner, An empty tram and a timber carriage ran wild down a steep inclined roadway, and collided with three men about 120 yards from the surface. The coupling attached to the timber carriage became loose. It had not been properly coupled or subsequently examined [More information ...]

Phillips, Benjamin, 04 Mar 1924, 8.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 39, Collier, This man was cutting coal when a large piece of overhanging clod fell over and crushed his head against a post, killing him instantly. He had been instructed by the fireman either to get down the clod or sprag it up. He did neither

Roderick, B., 18 Apr 1910, aged 30, Collier, Killed by trams running wild to the face of his working place. The trams had been left insufficiently secured on a steep road

Thomas, David, 28 Jun 1909, aged 21, Collier, An empty tram and a timber carriage ran wild down a steep inclined roadway, and collided with three men about 120 yards from the surface. The coupling attached to the timber carriage became loose. It had not been properly coupled or subsequently examined [More information ...]

Wilkins, Daniel, 23 Feb 1905, aged 32, Carpenter, While lowering a boiler to its seating by means of two chains and a hemp rope, one of the chains broke, and deceased — who was in front, trying to put a wedge in — was crushed

Williams, John, 26 Apr 1913, aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof at working face. When working coal at the face a large stone, supported by three props, fell and killed him

Wiper, Henry, 14 Dec 1933, aged 51, Machineman, He put in starting switch of machine to move it so that he could engage pin of haulage gear — when machine started tavelling cable was caught by cutter wheel and drawn under it — machine came out of cut and cable passed over machine and dragged him with it