Graig Fawr Colliery

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Battle, Richard, 16 Apr 1903, aged 17, Collier, When forming a stall or "putting" road to the face out of a heading, they were killed by a fall of stone from slips. They are said to have been working in the wrong place for 6½ hours, during which time no official had visited them [More information ...]

Burgess, James, 25 Jan 1890, aged 27, Sinker, Fall of stone from the side of No. 1 sinking pit below the walling. It came away from a back slip which was not previously visible

Holwey, George, 02 Jul 1891, aged 70, Collier, Fall of roof in the Red Ash Seam near the face of a wide stall it crushed out two of the four props which were set there

Perry, William, 28 Jun 1894, aged 22, Collier, Fall of roof at the face of his working place. The coal is only about 2 feet thick and so far as could be judged afterwards the place had been fairly well timbered

Pope, Edwin J., 23 Sep 1890, aged 32, Sinker, A stone fell upon him in the sinking pit from the side below the walling which was ten yards off the bottom. The previous shift spent some hours examining the shaft

Pritchard, John, 22 Feb 1891, (accident: 20 Feb 1891), aged 62, Labourer, Caught in the belting of a mortar mill on the surface while picking up his pipe which had fallen on the inner side of the fly-wheel. Died from the injuries on the 22nd

Shorthouse, William, 16 Apr 1903, aged 24, Colliers, When forming a stall or "putting" road to the face out of a heading, they were killed by a fall of stone from slips. They are said to have been working in the wrong place for 6½ hours, during which time no official had visited them [More information ...]

Weaver, James, 10 Jul 1890, (accident: 12 Jun 1890), aged 51, Banksman, A tram tipped on end and the buffer caught his great toe and crushed it. The injuries were at first not considered serious but "gangrene" supervened and he died on the 10th July

Wilton, Frederick, 29 Sep 1909, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof at the face from glassy slips. According to the evidence at the inquest (as the roof was changing from rock to clod) he was ordered, as he passed the examiner going to work, to set timber, the examiner having marked with chalk on the floor where he should do so. He neglected to set these timbers, and was engaged holing when the fall occurred and killed him on the spot. It is clearly a case of culpable neglect on his own part according to the evidence, and supported by the appearance of the place afterwards