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Bartlett, George Edwin, 11 Apr 1893, aged 23, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Basset, David, 07 Sep 1893, aged 60, Roadsman, Crushed by runaway trams at the bottom of the rubbish tip incline in consequence of the breaking of a hitching plate. Henry Thomas died 9th Sept. [More information ...]

Bennett, William, 13 Jan 1883, aged 38, Banksman, Dragged by a horse on surface

Bond, William James, 11 Apr 1893, aged 16, Collier, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Bowers, William, 11 Apr 1893, aged 23, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Bowkett, Henry, 28 Dec 1913, aged 51, Ripper, Explosion of gas caused by naked light [More information ...]

Bradford, George, 13 Jan 1906, 5.50 a.m., aged 35, Collier, Deceased was ascending in a cage, and, when about 70 yds, from the surface, something fell on the cage top and smashed it. The other occupant did not miss deceased until the surface was reached. He had evidently been struck on the head, and fell out. The shaft was carefully examined, but nothing was found to have fallen out of the walling

Brimson, Frank, 28 May 1890, aged 25, Collier, While pushing empty tram along his stall road a scale of rock (5ft. x 3½ft. x 4ins.) burst off the roof upon him fracturing his spine. Red Coal seam. 3ft.4 ins. thick. Longwall. Died 24th April 1890

Bryant, Morris, 02 Apr 1866, aged 15, Haulier, Killed by trams on the surface

Butler, E., 29 Jan 1883, aged 17, Collier, Fall of roof. When pulling down some coal it knocked out a prop and the top fell upon him

Cannon, John, 22 Aug 1909, (accident: 11 May 1909), aged 45, Hitcher, Deceased, when lifting a nine foot post from the cage, fell with it on top of him, and struck his breast against a scotch lever. He died from heart failure, said to be a consequence of heart strain due to the accident, on August 22nd

Cavill, Charles, 11 Apr 1893, aged 49, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Charlton, Frederick, 18 Jan 1883, aged 23, Hitcher, Fall of coal down shaft

Charlton, John, 22 Dec 1892, 6.30 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 61, Collier, Knocked down by a tram on a short surface incline

Cole, William Thomas, 11 Apr 1893, aged 16, Collier, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Cornish, Alfred, 01 Jan 1884, aged 23, Mason, Fall of stone [More information ...]

Crooke, Frederick, 05 Aug 1891, aged 21, Collier, Fall of top coal and clod from an irregular face slip while working out the bottom coal without having sprags fixed. Seam 5½ft. thick wide heading in disturbed ground

Davies, Arthur, 11 Apr 1893, aged 33, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Davies, Daniel, 11 Apr 1893, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Davies, David, 11 Apr 1893, aged 28, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Davies, Griffith, 01 Jan 1884, aged 22, Mason, Fall of stone [More information ...]

Davies, John, 31 Jul 1880, aged 20, Collier, Fall of roof

Davies, Thomas, 11 Apr 1893, aged 24, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Davies, William, 11 Apr 1893, aged 17, Collier, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Devereaux, James, 11 Apr 1893, aged 39, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Devereux, William, 13 Feb 1894, aged 29, Haulier, Struck by runaway trams on double parting, the rope on engine plane having given way where it had been tied in a knot the day before

Dodge, Henry Adolphus, 11 Apr 1893, aged 14, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Doran, Thomas, 13 Oct 1897, aged 19, Haulier, Found dead under full tram on engine plane

Edmunds, Richard, 11 Apr 1893, aged 25, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Edmunds, William, 11 Apr 1893, aged 50, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Evans, Martin, 12 Oct 1907, 1.15 p.m., aged 26, Repairer, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 15 ft. by 5½ ft. by 7 ft. thick, supported by four old pairs of timber, fell on deceased as they were setting double timbers to secure the place. They had set two pairs of timber and were engaged on the third when the fall occurred. Five pairs of timber, two new and three old, were discharged. Nine-feet seam [More information ...]

Forge, Samuel, 11 Nov 1864, aged 15, Collier, Fall of coal

Foster, David, 13 Jul 1885, aged 20, Fitter, Stone fell on him in pit

Giles, Eli, 11 Jul 1896, aged 30, Rider, Fall on engine plane while passing with journey. The road was being repaired during the night shift and was not timbered. Six feet seam

Godfrey, Charles, 11 Apr 1893, aged 25, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Grainger, Frank, 11 Apr 1893, aged 28, Inclineman, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Griffiths, W. D., 08 Dec 1897, aged 12, Collier boy, Fatally injured by a blow from empty tram while trams were being changed at parting of stall

Griffiths, William, 28 Mar 1884, aged 15, Haulier, Fell under trams

Hallbrook, James, 11 Apr 1893, aged 33, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Hardwick, Frederick C., 08 Jul 1891, aged 13, Door boy, Found dead at bottom of a staple pit having fallen down the pit the top of which was properly fenced

Harries, William, 29 May 1893, aged 44, Collier, Fall of roof (coal) at face. Top coal ripped in roads but kept up where possible along face. Four feet seam

Harris, John, 30 Sep 1880, aged 40, Timberman, Fall of roof

Harris, Thomas, 01 May 1909, (accident: 01 Jul 1908), aged 35, Repairer, Fall of roof. Deceased was watching a collier ripping the roof of his stall road, near the face, when a piece of cliff, 7 feet by 3 feet by 7 inches thick, fell on him from an overlying bed and caused injuries from which he died on May 1st, 1909. Nine feet seam

Hayes, Cornelius, 11 Apr 1893, aged 21, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Hill, Albert, 30 Sep 1907, 8 p.m., aged 43, Labourer, Fall of roof. At face, strong cliff, 10 ft. by 7 ft. by 27 ins. thick, fell from between three smooth slips, as deceased was discharging rubbish out of a tram. It was quite unsupported. Five-feet seam

Holland, William, 11 Apr 1893, aged 21, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Howells, William, 11 Apr 1893, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Hughes, Hugh, 25 Dec 1893, (accident: 18 Nov 1893), aged 22, Collier, Fall of roof at face. Died on Dec. 25th. from injuries which were considered light and not reported at the time. Five feet seam

Hughes, William, 11 Apr 1893, aged 18, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Hunt, Frederick, 10 Nov 1894, aged 27, Timberman, Fall of roof on main haulage road. He was clearing a small fall which had broken through the laggings when a heavy fall occurred crushing out the double timbers 3ft. to 4ft. apart for a length of 14ft. Five feet seam

Hunt, Walter, 28 Jun 1897, aged 30, Rider, Fall of roof on main road in six feet seam, while passing with journey, a fall broke down three pairs of double timbers upon him

Jacobs, Lewis, 11 Apr 1893, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

James, Mathias, 28 Aug 1913, aged 58, Labourer, After assisting to put an empty journey back on to the rails, he was crushed by a piece of timber, in one of the trams, and the side of the road, as the trams started

Jenkins, David, 11 Apr 1893, aged 31, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

John, David, 11 Apr 1893, aged 17, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

John, John, 12 May 1904, 1.45 p.m., aged 49, Roadman, Deceased was caught between two full trams which he was coupling together on a double parting, owing to the accidental catching of a C link, on a moving tail rope, with a short blocking chain attached to the first tram of a stationary journey, of which the two trams formed part

John, William, 11 Apr 1893, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Jones, Amaziah, 11 Apr 1893, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Jones, Ernest, 17 Sep 1913, aged 19, Haulier, Fall of roof on side of main engine plane. When walking in behind a journey of trams a fall occurred, killing him

Jones, Evan, 28 Dec 1913, aged 55, Timberman, Explosion of gas caused by naked light [More information ...]

Jones, Thomas David, 31 Dec 1925, aged 25, Assistant collier, Caught by empty trams which were accidentally pushed on a landing when stop block was open — fatal injuries

Lambert, Thomas, 11 Apr 1893, aged 27, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Lewis, David C., 02 Feb 1886, aged 18, Collier, Fall of roof which took place while he was setting timber

Lewis, George, 20 Dec 1888, aged 20, Collier, Fall of cliff roof, 6ft.x 4ft.x 20ins. thick, from between a slip at face and a break behind. He was aware the stone was heavy, and was about to stand a prop, when the stone fell. 4ft. seam longwall

Lewis, George, 11 Apr 1893, aged 16, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Lewis, William, 11 Apr 1893, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Llewellyn, David, 19 May 1893, aged 19, Assistant hitcher, While crossing shaft bottom the cage descended upon him

Llewellyn, John, 11 Apr 1893, aged 44, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Lloyd, Ivor, 11 Apr 1893, aged 21, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Maddox, John, 11 Apr 1893, aged 34, Collier, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Marslyn, H., 01 Dec 1874, aged 35, Stoker, Killed by falling down fly wheel pit whilst engaged in disconnecting drums

Mason, John, 20 May 1886, aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof

Matthews, Henry, 03 May 1891, aged 26, Labourer, Deceased and another man were taking a flywheel up the rubbish tip incline riding on a tram in front of a trolley carrying the wheel. The rope which had only been 24 months in use and was apparently in good condition

Meredith, Moses, 18 Jul 1887, aged 14, Shackler, Crushed between two loaded trams while shackling on parting

Miller, Job, 11 Apr 1893, aged 18, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Minhan, James, 17 Jan 1889, aged 13, Door boy, Fell off shafts and was run over by a tram rubbish on a heading dipping 6ins. per yard. He had been put to drive in the absence of some of the hauliers

Morgan, Edward, 27 Mar 1878, aged 62, Collier, Killed by fall of roof

Morgan, William, 17 Feb 1880, aged 62, Collier, Fall of roof

Nichols, James, 11 Apr 1893, aged 26, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Nurse, Frederick, 11 Apr 1893, aged 17, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

O'Shea, John, 12 Oct 1899, aged 28, Engineman, Struck by a portion of the flywheel of a hauling engine. The flywheel, which was 10 ft. diameter, was known to have had two flaws in it, and it broke while making about 100 revolutions per minute

Palmer, John, 25 Nov 1885, aged 17, Collier, Fall of roof

Pearce, Albert, 11 Apr 1893, aged 16, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Pearce, John, 23 Mar 1891, aged 28, Labourer, By the cage descending upon him while attempting to cross the shaft bottom instead of passing through the travelling road which was close by. It was his first shift and he had just descended

Pegler, Thomas John, 08 Apr 1896, aged 16, Collier's boy, Crushed between cage and plates at surface landing the cage loaded with men having caught the fangs as it was leaving and deceased was jerked out or fell out

Phillpotts, William, 18 Mar 1880, aged 26, Haulier, Crushed by a descending cage at bottom of shaft

Pinnell, George, 25 Mar 1908, aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, a "bell" of cliff, 5½ feet in diameter by 28 inches thick, fell, and crushed his head. He had been absent from the face, eating his food, and was returning to recommence holing when the fall occurred. One prop was said to have been crushed out. There are a great many "bells" in this, the Forest Fach seam, which up to this time had been detected and secured

Potter, Morris, 11 Apr 1893, aged 28, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Powell, David John, 11 Apr 1893, aged 13, Collier, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Powell, J., 15 Oct 1883, aged 35, Repairer, Fall of roof

Price, Thomas, 11 Apr 1893, aged 15, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Prosser, David, 11 Apr 1893, aged 17, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Prosser, Ernest Thomas, 11 Apr 1893, aged 18, Collier, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Prosser, J., 05 Jul 1875, aged 34, Fireman, Killed by fall of stone [More information ...]

Reid, John, 29 Dec 1888, aged 50, Labourer, Injured by waggon wheel while cleaning siding under waggons standing at screens, an empty train having been pushed in. He had been warned by the shunter to be on be on his guard

Roberts, John, 11 Apr 1893, aged 20, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Roderick, George, 11 Apr 1893, aged 14, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Shea, Daniel, 11 Apr 1893, aged 16, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Spooner, Daniel, 11 Apr 1893, aged 35, Haulier, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Stephens, Thomas W., 05 Jul 1888, aged 15, Door boy, Felt out of tram and was run over while driving a horse in the absence of the haulier

Stevens, Joseph, 08 Feb 1896, aged 14, Door boy, Crushed between tram and terminal sheave on double parting. He had a horses feed bag strapped to him and this was caught by the passing tram

Sullivan, Patsy, 11 Apr 1893, aged 24, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Thomas, Alfred, 29 Nov 1880, aged 14, Door boy, Falling under loaded trams

Thomas, Henry, 09 Sep 1893, (accident: 07 Sep 1893), aged 50, Platelayer, Crushed by runaway trams at the bottom of the rubbish tip incline in consequence of the breaking of a hitching plate. Henry Thomas died 9th Sept. [More information ...]

Thomas, Herbert, 27 Sep 1893, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof on main road as he was passing. He had been cautioned by the rider not to pass as the roof was uneasy. Four feet seam

Thomas, John, 11 Apr 1893, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Thomas, Joseph, 11 Apr 1893, aged 37, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Thomas, Lewis, 11 Apr 1893, aged 25, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Thomas, William, 11 Apr 1893, aged 40, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Thomas, William, 11 Apr 1893, aged 18, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Thorne, Arthur, 11 Apr 1893, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Thorne, George, 11 Apr 1893, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Titley, Jesse, 11 Apr 1893, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Watkins, William, 22 Aug 1888, aged 26, Repairer, While enlarging and re-timbering a road, a small stone fell from the roof 18ft. above the rails, after the old timbers been removed

Wheeler, William, 11 Apr 1893, aged 17, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

White, Henry, 09 May 1885, aged 17, Door boy, Fell under trams

Williams, Arthur, 18 Feb 1888, aged 16, Haulier, Crushed by carriage descending while attempting to cross shaft bottom instead of going round the proper road

Williams, B. J., 05 Jul 1875, aged 40, Repairer, Killed by fall of stone [More information ...]

Williams, Coleman, 11 Apr 1893, aged 28, Haulier, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Williams, John, 15 Nov 1882, aged 21, Hitcher, Killed by a piece of coal falling down shaft from surface

Williams, John, 11 Apr 1893, aged 61, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Williams, John, 11 Apr 1893, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Williams, John M., 11 Apr 1893, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Williams, Thomas, 05 Nov 1887, aged 31, Collier, Fall of top coal (left on for roof) while setting a prop below it. Four-feet seem. Long wall

Williams, Thomas Henry, 11 Apr 1893, aged 17, Fire, ignition of inflammable substance caused by sparks from brake of hauling engine [More information ...]

Woods, John, 15 Dec 1911, aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof on road while he was cutting timber for a cog

Worgan, George, 12 Oct 1907, 1.15 p.m., aged 24, Labourer, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 15 ft. by 5½ ft. by 7 ft. thick, supported by four old pairs of timber, fell on deceased as they were setting double timbers to secure the place. They had set two pairs of timber and were engaged on the third when the fall occurred. Five pairs of timber, two new and three old, were discharged. Nine-feet seam [More information ...]

Wrentmore, James, 04 Nov 1880, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof