Fernhill Colliery

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Adams, Lewis, 27 Oct 1911, aged 18, Collier Boy, Fell down shaft from a mid landing place

Bees, William, 25 Mar 1891, aged 54, Collier, Fall of roof (clod, 5ft. x 2½ft. x 14ins. thick in middle) between two slants meeting at top close to the face of coal. Timber set within 3ft. of face and gob wall 5ft. back. Yard vein, 3½ft. thick. Long wall

Bowen, Thomas, 11 Feb 1910, (accident: 26 Jun 1909), aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof at working face. Died 11th February, 1910

Buston, Sidney, 20 Feb 1923, aged 16, Assistant Repairer, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Clarke, John, 09 Jun 1888, aged 51, Collier, Fall of roof (cliff) 4ft. x 24ft x 6ins thick at face in front of road. He had just pulled down a slip of coal and the stone breaking off close to the face followed. 2ft seam. Longwall

Clarke, John, 05 Sep 1913, (accident: 24 Feb 1913), aged 21, Collier, Fall of roof at working face which discharged a post. His back was injured by the fall. He died at Cardiff on September 5th, 1913

Coslett, John, 04 Apr 1894, aged 26, Haulier, Found dead under a full tram. Yard seam

Cove, Hubert, 04 Jul 1907, 10 a.m., aged 14, Collier Boy, Fall of side. At face, cliff, 6 ft. by 16 ins. by 16 ins. thick, fell as deceased was carrying coal to the tram. The cliff was on top of, and is worked with the coal. It was overhanging a little and should have been spragged. Six-feet seam

Cullen, Samuel, 04 May 1903, 10.10 a.m., aged 56, Trimmer, Deceased fell under the wheels of a wagon, after having attempted to sprag it

Davies, Isaac, 15 Feb 1925, (accident: 03 Feb 1925), aged 44, Haulier, Crushed between tram. Died 15th

Davies, John, 16 Jan 1896, aged 20, Collier, Fall at face, clift, 4ft. x 2ft. x 17in thick while filling coal box, the rippings not supported. Gorllyn seam

Davin, Michael, 12 Sep 1911, aged 41, Labourer, Fall of side while unloading rubbish in an old road. The place did not appear to have been carefully examined by the fireman

Edwards, James, 16 Mar 1893, (accident: 08 Mar 1893), Collier, Fall of roof at face while setting a prop. Died 16th March. Two-feet-nine seam

Evans, Evan, 03 Sep 1884, aged 22, Collier, Fall of coal

Evans, John, 21 Jul 1885, (accident: 16 Jul 1885), aged 40, Collier, Run over by a gang of waggons which overtook him on the engine plane 16th July 1885, lingered until July 21st

Evans, John, 11 Aug 1910, aged 58, Miner, Fall of roof at working face. He was holing in the face when a "bell" stone fell on him from between the timbers. The face was well timbered and had been recently examined by the fireman

Evans, William, 18 Jun 1879, aged 14, Doorboy, Killed by trams passing over his body

Francis, George, 28 Nov 1888, (accident: 21 Nov 1888), aged 31, Collier, Fall of clod (3ft. x 1ft. x 1ft.) from face which he was in the act of taking down. 6ft.seam. Long wall. Died 28th November

Griffiths, John, 17 Oct 1912, aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof at working face. It is thought he was preparing to stand a post under the rippings, when they fell upon him, causing instant death

Hitchings, William, 18 Apr 1881, aged 15, Door boy, Struck by some trams through the breaking of a coupling hook

Howells, William, 18 Jul 1888, aged 55, Coal trimmer, Crushed between the buffers of two loaded trucks while pinching the front one. He had left the hind one without putting down the break

Hughes, Abel, 19 Dec 1912, (accident: 12 Jan 1912), aged 29, Rider, He was knocked down and crushed by an empty journey as the trams were starting in from shaft. He died December 19th, 1912, from septic inflammation of kidneys and bladder set up by his injuries

Hughes, Hugh, 20 Feb 1923, aged 38, Repairer, Killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Isaac, William, 22 Apr 1894, (accident: 21 Apr 1894), aged 46, Collier, Fatally injured by a fall of roof (clift 9½ft. x 3 to 6ft and 15ins. thick) off a slip. A small fault ran through the roof at the spot making it weak and dangerous. There was a row of props from 3 to 6ft. back from face but none under the roof which fell. Died 22nd April. Yard seam

James, Josiah, 02 Oct 1905, 11.55 p.m., aged 36, Collier, Fall of side. At face, coal, 19 ft. by 2 ft. 9 ins. by 3 ft. 3 ins. thick, fell on deceased as he was completing his holing. Three sprags were said to have been discharged. Gorllwyn seam

Jones, D., 14 Sep 1874, Sinker, Killed by falling down shaft [More information ...]

Jones, David J., 18 May 1914, aged 17, Haulier, Fall of roof on horse haulage road, as he was walking out behind two loaded trams. The last tram appears to have jumped the rail and disturbed some timber

Jones, John, 31 Jul 1885, aged 15, Collier, Fall of roof

Jones, John, 18 Apr 1897, aged 50, Timberman, Fall of roof on road, while knocking out a broken collar. Gorllwyn seam

Jones, John, 02 Jul 1902, 10.30 p.m., aged 30, Haulier, He was riding out on the "gun" attached to a tram loaded with coal, when he slipped off and the tram ran over him. A collier, who was walking out behind the tram, said the horse was going at a sharp walking pace

Jones, Morgan, 24 Feb 1911, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof at working face. Clift, 7 feet by 4 feet by 10 inches wide, part of rippings fell off a dry slant while he was working coal beneath it

Jones, Richard, 02 May 1882, aged 29, Assistant hitcher, Killed by a piece of coal falling down shaft

Jones, Rowland, 27 Jul 1909, aged 19, Collier, Deceased was entering the cage at an intermediate landing, when he inadvertently struck his head against a safety cross-bar fitted to the cage, and, reeling sideways, fell through an opening 16 inches wide into the shaft. Since the accident this opening has been reduced

Jones, Rowland, 08 Jul 1911, aged 46, Timberman, Fall of roof on road. While cutting out an arm near pit bottom, he released the support of a mass of stone, and about 70 tons fell on him

Lloyd, H., 14 Sep 1874, Sinker, Killed by falling down shaft [More information ...]

Lord, Daniel, 11 Jun 1901, aged 16, Haulier, Fatally injured by empty journey while on his way in-bye, having either fallen off while riding, or been caught by trams while walking

Morgan, David, 11 Oct 1904, (accident: 05 Jul 1904, 10 p.m.), aged 27, Haulier, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 4 ft. by 3 ft. by 5 ins. thick, fell on deceased as he was stooping to close the pointers. It was unsupported. He died on October 11. Gorllwyn seam

Morgan, Howell, 08 Aug 1913, (accident: 21 May 1913), aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof at working face. He died from the injuries he received on August 8th, 1913

Morris, Thomas, 01 Feb 1890, aged 45, Fireman, While pushing an empty tram off cage at an upper landing the cage was raised owing to some misunderstanding as to signals and he fell down the shaft

Neale, Patsy, 19 Jan 1892, 2.15 p.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 21, Steeplejack, Fell off ladder at top of a chimney which he was repairing

Owen, John, 16 Jan 1911, (accident: 15 Apr 1910), aged 51, Collier, Fall of side at working face. Struck his head. He worked for a month after and then failed. He died on 16th January, 1911. Death was attributed to exhaustion following a damaged nerve in temple

Owens, John, 26 Mar 1886, aged 28, Collier, Fall of clod

Phillips, Urbane, 21 Jun 1892, 6.55 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 21, Collier, Fell out of cage while descending, the cages having collided in the shaft [More information ...]

Purdell, Edward, 22 Sep 1934, aged 46, Night Fireman, he was trapped by the fall and killed, he is survived by a widow, two sons and one daughter

Rees, George, 18 Sep 1928, (accident: 09 Nov 1927), aged 23, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 18th Sept. 1928

Rees, Morgan, 22 Aug 1914, aged 32, Fireman, Fall of side on roadway as he was superintending the clearing away of a fall. He is said to have sounded the ground which fell on him a short time before, and it then appeared strong

Richards, David, 24 Oct 1914, aged 36, Colliery, Fall of side near his working face as he was marking the side of his tram. The stone fell from a "soapy" joint

Spickett, Miles, 13 Feb 1875, aged 27, Labourer, Killed by trucks

Summers, Herbert, 22 Aug 1930, killedby a fall [Date of Inquest]

Thomas, Charles, 13 Jun 1929, (accident: 12 Jun 1929), aged 57, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 13th

Thomas, John, 30 Nov 1914, aged 62, Underground Waterman, He appears to have been struck by an ingoing journey as he was taking refuge in a manhole, or at the corner of one. No one saw the accident, and it is possible that he was struck, and fatally injured, by a piece of timber, a number of which had been taken in on the journey immediately before he was found

Thomas, Thomas. W., 25 Nov 1891, aged 15, Collier's boy

Toombes, Thomas, 15 Jul 1912, aged 35, Sinker, He was working re-opening a shaft that had been filled in, when a part of the arching, at an old landing above, fell into the shaft and killed him on the spot. His comrade was injured

Weale, William, 22 Feb 1884, aged 34, Collier, Fell under trams

Williams, David J., 23 Jun 1914, (accident: 19 Jun 1914), aged 24, Collier, He was standing near a tumbled empty tram in his stall road as the horse pulled the full tram out from the face. The full tram caught the wheels of the tumbled tram and he was crushed against the side of the road. He died from his injuries on June 23rd, 1914

Williams, John, 05 Feb 1907, (accident: 15 May 1906, 8 a.m.), aged 24, Collier, Deceased was taking a tram of coal along a heading when the horse slipped in going over a sweep rail, and he fell off the "gun" and was crushed by the tram. The horse had had two or three days' rest, and consequently was rather fresh, and was trotting at the time. The driver ought to have led him. He died on February 5th, 1907, from the result of the injuries

Williams, Richard, 21 Jun 1892, 6.55 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 22, Collier, Fell out of cage while descending, the cages having collided in the shaft [More information ...]

Williams, Samuel, 15 May 1879, aged 42, Labourer, Crushed under cage