Llanbradach Colliery

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Ashman, Ernest, 10 Dec 1924, (accident: 09 Dec 1924, 6.30 p.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 19, Assistant Collier, A piece of top coal, weighing about 1 cwt., broke off a back slip near a sprag and caught him on the head, causing such injuries that he died the following day. Electric safety lamp used

Attewell, Eli, 21 Jul 1900, (accident: 19 Jul 1900), aged 43, Collier, Fall of coal which he was getting down from the face, knocked out a post which struck him in the stomach, resulting in injuries from which he-died in two days' time, although they were considered slight at the time of accident

Attwell, W. J., 28 Sep 1910, (accident: 02 Sep 1910), aged 22, Collier, Hand injured while loading tram. Died of septic poisoning on 28th September, 1910

Baker, Thomas, 02 Mar 1906, (accident: 26 Jan 1906, 4 a.m.), aged 50, Collier, Deceased was pulling down a piece of coal in the four-feet seam when he stumbled, fell across the rails of the Barry face, and fractured his ribs. Ignorant of the extent of his injury, he walked 1,100 yards to the shaft, and three miles home. He did not work afterwards. Inflammation of the lung, caused by the laceration, supervened, and he died on March 2nd

Biddle, Charles Henry, 11 Sep 1901, (accident: 10 Sep 1901, 5.25 p.m.), aged 36, Ostler [More information ...]

Biddlescombe, Frederick, 25 Nov 1895, aged 21, Shunter, While riding on the buffer of a railway truck for the purpose of uncoupling the waggons he slipped off was run over and killed immediately. The Rhymney Railway Company perform the shunting at this colliery with their own engine and men and stand in the position of contractors. The number of hours deceased was employed has not been returned as he was also a railway employee

Bockwell, Edward, 03 Dec 1895, (accident: 02 Dec 1895), aged 34, Hitcher, Very improperly crossing the No. 2 shaft at the bottom landing on a break he fell into the sump and was scalded the water being hot owing to the pumping engine exhausting into it. He was away from his station (in charge of the signal handle) and in returning to it this occurred. He walked home through the frosty atmosphere without applying oil or taking other precautions and died next morning

Boyland, William, 14 Sep 1904, (accident: 12 Sep 1904, Noon), aged 14, Collier Boy, Fall of side. At face, coal, 6½ ft. by 19 ins. by 18 ins. thick, fell as he was stowing rubbish in the gob. The collier in charge of the stall was told at 9 a.m. by the fireman to take the coal down, as the bottom coal had been worked from under it. He did not do so, with the result that the boy was so severely injured on his head that he died in two days. Nine feet seam

Brown, William, 27 Jul 1910, aged 36, Mason, Fell into a drain containing hot water while working to let the water out

Brownhill, Neville Marcus, 06 Jan 1924, (accident: 03 Jan 1924, 1.55 p.m., 7th hour of shift), aged 18, Collier's Helper, He was proceeding outbye at the end of the shift, and had reached the passbye at the bottom of a steep incline, being in front of some hauliers going out with their horses. One of the horses in rushing past a pony pushed the boy against an empty tram, and he was so badly injured that he died on the 6th January. Oil flame safety lamp used

Constance, George, 10 Sep 1901, 5.25 p.m., aged 35, Fireman [More information ...]

Davies, Owen Arthur, 28 Sep 1898, aged 34, Ripper, When descending the shaft the cage in which there were 15 persons struck slightly against the staging at the Four Foot Seam which had not apparently been drawn far enough back. The two men fell a distance of 45 yards to the bottom of the shaft. Three others were more or less injured the shock. No other damage was done and winding proceeded in the ordinary course [More information ...]

Davies, Zephaniah, 03 Dec 1902, 10.30 a.m., aged 23, Labourer, Crushed between the draw-bar ends of two loaded trucks, one of which was lowered from under the screens, Deceased must have been crossing the road, and did not see the approaching truck owing to the cloud of dust from the screens

Davis, Enoch, 29 Dec 1895, aged 29, Rider, Crushed against the side of the roadway (on the engine plane) by a tram which he went in front of to put on to the rails without signalling the engineman to stop

Dixon, John T., 24 Sep 1907, 4.30 a.m., aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 18 ins. by 13 ins. by 5 ins. thick, fell on deceased as he was sitting down resting. It fell between two props 4 ft. apart. Four-feet seam

Evans, Abraham, 31 Jul 1902, (accident: 05 Feb 1902, 8.30 p.m.), aged 34, Collier, Fall of side. At face, coal, 2¼ ft. by 15 ins. by 19 ins. thick, was thrown out by a heavy "pounce." The face was said to have been vertical, and it was not thought necessary to sprag it. Died July 31st. Nine feet seam

Evans, David, 07 Jan 1889, Sinker, He was working on the cradle or hanging scaffold in a sinking pit about 20 yards from the bottom and about four yards above the water. He was steadying a hoppet into its winding position; the hoppet displaced some planks over an opening in the scaffold through which he fell into the water and was drowned

Evans, David William, 10 Sep 1901, 5.25 p.m., aged 31, Repairer [More information ...]

Evans, Richard, 21 Dec 1904, 2.45 p.m., aged 47, Mason's labourer, Deceased, while engaged in wheeling a barrow of stones along a plank "run" at a coal washery in course of erection, overbalanced and fell to the ground, a distance of 17½ feet. The "run" was 2 ft. 11 ins. wide, and was composed of 3-inch thick planks

Evans, William, 14 Jan 1904, (accident: 24 Nov 1903, Noon), aged 33, Rider, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 12 ins. by 5 ins. by 1 in. thick, fell from the roof as he was passing out with his journey. The road was untimbered. He died on the 14th January, 1904, from inflammation of the brain. Four feet seam

Furse, William, 11 Dec 1913, aged 41, Timberman, Fall of ground on main level. As he was taking down some loose ground, for the purpose of repairing the main level, a fall came down and caused fatal injuries

Gover, John, 06 Feb 1903, 1 p.m., aged 15, Collier Boy, Fall of side. At face, coal, 6 ft. 2 ins. by 1 ft. 4 ins by 2 ft. 8 ins. thick, fell from a "face" slip which was not supported by sprags. Four feet seam

Griffiths, David, 20 Feb 1914, aged 38, Collier, Fall of roof at the working face. He appears to have delayed putting up a post for some hours after having been instructed by two officials to do so. As he was setting the post the roof fell and killed him

Handford, Frederick G., 15 Apr 1903, (accident: 05 Jan 1903), aged 24, Collier, Deceased was trying to remove a sprag out of a tram wheel, when the tram was pulled by the horse across the road, and he was crushed against the side. He died on 15th April from congestion of the lungs said to be due to the accident

Harpur, John, 30 Nov 1904, 10.30 a.m., aged 51, Labourer, Deceased, while carrying a sheet of iron on his shoulders across a road on which four wagons, filled with small coal, were being shunted, was knocked down, and one wheel passed over his legs. The sheet of iron evidently prevented him from seeing the approaching wagons. He was removed to the Cardiff Infirmary, where it was found necessary to amputate one of his legs. He never rallied, but died in a few hours

Hendy, Alfred, 24 Nov 1898, aged 25, Rider, Fatally crushed while coupling full trams on a siding in consequence of their being bumped by others which were apparently set in motion by the lash of the rope conveying empty trams along the engine plane and just entering the siding

Hill, William Francis, 12 Nov 1909, (accident: 11 Nov 1909), aged 20, Collier, Fall of roof. Upon the instructions of the fireman, deceased and his partner had taken out two low pairs of timber and ripped down some yards of roof up to an apparently sound bed. As deceased was throwing rubbish back to his mate, a piece of the overlying bed of cliff, 6½ feet by 5 feet by 2 feet thick, fell on him and inflicted injuries from which he died next day. Four feet seam

Ingrham, Joseph, 30 Nov 1925, aged 57, Collier, Removed lamp — walked a few steps and dropped dead

Isaacs, William J., 10 Sep 1901, 5.25 p.m., aged 31, Fireman [More information ...]

James, Johnathan, 20 Aug 1904, (accident: 19 Aug 1904, 4.30 p.m.), aged 31, Collier, Fall of side. At face. Deceased removed a sprag ; the top coal fell, and discharged a road prop which struck him in the abdomen. He died the following day. Four feet seam

Jenkins, David, 13 Aug 1904, 9 p.m., aged 40, Repairer, Deceased was killed by the sudden fall of two pairs of 13-feet timbers and their laggings, from above which he had cleared away all the loose rubbish. There was no fall of roof and the fireman had been on the top of the laggings at 5.30 p.m.

Jenkins, David, 23 Sep 1905, 12.45 a.m., aged 27, Haulier, A full journey was being started outwards from a double parting, when a small blocking rope, which was either hitched to one of the trams, or had become entangled with it, coiled round deceased, who was standing on the parting, and crushed him to death. The evidence at the inquest was very conflicting as to whether the small rope was hitched to the tram or had become attached to it by accident. The rider, whose duty it was to unhitch the small rope, had left the parting at the time of the accident. The Coroner summed up for manslaughter against this man. but the Jury gave him the benefit of the doubt

Jewel, Frederick C. W., 29 Dec 1913, aged 17, Collier Boy, Owing to the breaking of a shackle, some trams ran wild down a haulage road and caught and killed him as he was walking up

Jones, Ernest, 17 Nov 1910, aged 17, Collier's Helper, Fall of roof at working face. The fall was between two slips

Jones, Henry, 08 Jul 1901, (accident: 12 Mar 1901), aged 30, Assistant ripper, Fall of side. On road, while deceased's partner was barring down a stone on the lower side of a parting, a stone fell from the upper side and injured his spine so severely that he died on 8th July, Four feet seam

Jones, John, 13 Sep 1899, aged 51, Screen attendant, Fatally crashed by a locomotive on the surface railway sidings. He stepped between the rails to see whether the waggon which he was loading was full or not

Jones, Thomas, 13 Jan 1908, aged 25, Shotman, This accident was the result of culpable carelessness. Deceased sent his assistant up the pit to fetch the electric battery for firing some shots. He then went to a staple pit, about 6 feet deep, laid the cable along the level, charged two shot-holes in the pit with Roburite No. 3. and attached the cable. Before he had time to leave the place his assistant returned, and, without calling to him, coupled the cable to the battery, and fired the shots. He, not being the person appointed to fire shots, had no business to have done so

Kemp, Alfred, 10 Sep 1901, 5.25 p.m., aged 33, Ostler [More information ...]

Kendall, Thomas, 25 Mar 1902, 10.30 p.m., aged 26, Labourer, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 16 ft. by 2 ft. by 4 ins. thick. The collier was ripping the bed near the face when it took "work" and the part left standing at side fell on to deceased, who was stowing rubbish 10 feet back from edge of the rippings. Four feet seam

Kenyon, Sidney, 30 Jan 1924, 5.30 p.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 22, Acting Trafficman, He was lowering four trams of rubbish which had been standing on the empty road of a passbye to make room for an empty journey that he had stopped outside the passbye. He was seen by a repairer and his assistant walking at the side of the slowly moving rubbish trams, and a little later they heard the trams crashing into a ventilation door on a dip road off the passbye. They found Kenyon dead between the second and third trams, which had inadvertently run on to the dip road. A stop block was provided, but was not used on this occasion, otherwise the accident would have been prevented. Electric safety lamp used

Lane, John, 12 Jan 1905, 8 a.m., aged 16, Collier boy, Fall of side. At face, coal, 10¼ ft. by 18 ins. by 3 ft. thick. The collier, with whom deceased worked, had removed a sprag from in front of the coal, and was barring it down, when his neighbour called him to assist in moving a tram of rubbish. He told deceased to stand away, and had only just left the place when the coal fell on the lad. In all probability deceased was pulling the coal down, and failed to get out of its way. Four feet seam

Mapp, Frank, 29 Oct 1907, 5 a.m., aged 39, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 7 ft. by 4 ft. by 15 ins. thick, broke over a pair of timbers, and fell from between two slips on to deceased, breaking his neck. Four-feet seam

Matthews, Henry, 19 May 1909, aged 46, Labourer, Deceased, when painting the headgear fell off a temporary staging into the shaft

McCarthy, Dennis, 28 Jan 1901, aged 29, Assistant Timberman, Deceased and his partner were putting in a heavy "arm" when it slipped and fell on his head

Miles, Garnet, 02 Jul 1901, aged 16, Collier Boy, Fall of side. At face, cliff, 4 ft. by 1 ft. by 5 ins. thick, against which he had his hand, fell suddenly from the side of the ripping, and injured him about the stomach so badly that he died next day. The collier and a prop drawer said that they tried the stone about 10 and 5 minutes respectively before, and found it solid. Four feec seam

Milsom, Robert, 15 Nov 1914, (accident: 14 Mar 1914), aged 55, Collier, Fall of roof at the working face. He died from injuries received on November 15th, 1914

Moores, William James, 10 Sep 1901, 5.25 p.m., aged 26, Spare Fireman [More information ...]

Morgan, George, 19 Oct 1910, aged 36, Master Haulier, Overtaken and crushed by four trams of rubbish which he had left standing on a gradient of 1 in 4. There were said to be two sprags in the wheels and a bar hook in front, but no marks of a bar hook could be found

Morgan, Lewis, 23 May 1905, (accident: 14 Oct 1904, 2.30 p.m.), aged 50, Roadman, Fall of roof. Deceased was unloading rubbish from a tram. In rolling a large stone out, it knocked out a road-post, and so released the roof it had supported. About 5 cwts. of cliff fell. He died on May 23rd, 1905. Four feet seam

Morgan, Thomas, 10 Aug 1903, 10 a.m., aged 16, Collier boy, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 15 ft. by 3 ft. by 21 ins. thick. The collier had been told by the fireman, half an hour before, to set a prop, and to put up a pair of timbers. He was getting the pair of timbers ready when the fall occurred. There were 120 sq. ft. of roof unsupported. Four feet seam

Morris, John C., 11 Jan 1914, aged 44, Timberman, Fall of roof while widening a road for a double parting. As he was filling rubbish from the "butt" of an arm of timber discharged and let down the roof

Mortimer, Isaac, 20 Nov 1907, 9 a.m., aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 12 ft. by 9½ ft. by 22 ins. thick, crushed out a newly set pair of timbers, and fell on to deceased. He was cutting room for the arm of another pair of timbers which he intended to stand. Four-feet seam

Nelms, Reuben, 18 Mar 1897, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof while engaged holing the place was not properly secured. There was a noticeable absence of timber set in the place for which I attribute blame to the management in not supervising and enforcing the rule in regard to securing the place. The collier himself was to blame in the first place, and in the second the fireman or examiner, the overman and manager were not without a share for allowing such a degree of laxity

Oliver, Walter, 28 Jun 1911, (accident: 16 Jun 1911), aged 22, Labourer, While lowering a wagon of rubbish, he fell on his knee. He died June 28th, 1911

Owen, Robert, 31 Jan 1912, aged 73, Ripper, He fell over a bridge, near screens. The bridge was fenced with a four foot fence, and how he came to fall over is unknown

Parsons, Thomas, 30 Aug 1900, aged 15, Collier's boy, Fall of a large stone at the face from a greasy slant, probably shaken by a "bump." There were at least two or three posts under it, and there may have been one or two more. They were preparing a cog at the place, but had not completed it [More information ...]

Powell, George, 02 Jun 1896, aged 19, Collier, Fall of roof from a smooth slip at the face

Powell, Isaac, 29 Dec 1906, 10 a.m., aged 16, Engine-cleaner, Deceased was struck on the head by the crank of the winding engine. Just before the accident he was seen with a brush and bucket in his hands. After the accident his body was found outside the crank-pit fence, while the head of his brush was in the crank-pit. He had evidently attempted to sweep it out

Powell, Thomas, 28 Sep 1898, aged 25, Ostler, When descending the shaft the cage in which there were 15 persons struck slightly against the staging at the Four Foot Seam which had not apparently been drawn far enough back. The two men fell a distance of 45 yards to the bottom of the shaft. Three others were more or less injured the shock. No other damage was done and winding proceeded in the ordinary course [More information ...]

Pratley, Charles, 01 May 1911, (accident: 29 Apr 1911), aged 34, Ostler, While crossing the sidings he was knocked down by a wagon being shunted. He died May 1st, 1911

Preece, John, 23 Apr 1898, aged 31, Tram spragger, Head fatally crushed by trams on the rubbish tip while greasing one of them

Ramsey, William, 06 Jan 1894, aged 29, Ripper, He fell down the shaft from the Little Rock mouthing when going to his work in consequence of the arrangements at the time being insufficient for the protection of the men descending. Being Saturday afternoon it was intended water winding should be carried on in the shaft from a point 180 yards lower down

Rawlins, William, 04 Apr 1913, aged 41, Traffic Man, Fall of roof on roadway. When shunting a tram of rubbish from one road to another, the engine gave a pluck causing the tram to leave the rails ; an arm of timber was knocked out and a fall of roof occurred, killing him

Reed, Alfred, 05 Sep 1914, (accident: 06 May 1914), aged 56, Labourer, Fall of roof in stall road. As he was sitting at the side of the road a stone fell, and after striking his foot, it rolled over on to his side. He died from his injuries on September 5th following

Rees, Thomas John, 10 Sep 1901, 5.25 p.m., aged 60, Fireman [More information ...]

Reynolds, Henry, 19 May 1914, (accident: 18 May 1914), aged 43, Fan Engineman, As he was crossing a line of rails near the colliery, and on the sidings, he was knocked down by a locomotive engine and injured so severely that he died the following day

Richards, William, 24 Jun 1907, 8.30 a.m., aged 38, Hitcher, In endeavouring to get out of the way of a journey of 30 full trams, which were out of control, and were approaching the pit bottom at a considerable speed, deceased attempted to jump across the shaft, but failed and fell between the cage bearers, 15 ins. apart, from the four feet to the nine feet seam, a distance of about 45 yards. There was a manhole on each side of the parting at the spot, and into which deceased could have got. Cross pieces have since been fastened on the cage bearers to prevent anyone falling through

Roberts, Frederick, 20 Apr 1906, Noon, aged 17, Collier boy, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 4½ ft. by 4½ ft. by 17 ins. thick. It was quite unsupported. Nine feet seam

Sadler, John, 07 Jul 1897, aged 26, Collier, Killed instantly by a fall of working place. The roof of the Rock or House Coal seam is generally strong and consequently timbering is frequently neglected and not kept up as closely as where there is a more friable roof, hence lives and limbs suffer unnecessarily

Sands, George, 30 Aug 1900, aged 38, Collier, Fall of a large stone at the face from a greasy slant, probably shaken by a "bump." There were at least two or three posts under it, and there may have been one or two more. They were preparing a cog at the place, but had not completed it [More information ...]

Smith, Joseph, 21 Sep 1913, aged 52, Ripper, As he was cleaning the sump, with the cages suspended in the shaft, something fell from below the "Four Feet" Mouthing and, striking him on the head, killed him

Smith, William, 20 Jan 1903, 8.30 a.m., aged 31, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 6 ft. by 2¼ ft. by 21 ins. thick. Deceased had knocked out a pair of timbers so as to be able to rip down the roof ; he then tried, but failed, to get down what appeared loose, and, as he was turning round to pick up his lamp, the stone fell on him. Four feet seam

Staite, Henry, 15 Jun 1913, (accident: 13 Jun 1913), aged 52, Timberman, As he was standing on a full tram lagging a hole some trams, a little distance away, ran wild ; as he jumped down and was getting out of the way, he was caught between the trams and crushed. He died on June 15th

Steed, Herbert E., 22 Jan 1896, aged 24, Collier, He and ten other men were descending the shaft to the 9ft. seam 50 yd below the 4 Feet when the cage alighted on the stage across the shaft at the 4 ft. mouthing the engineman having momentarily forgotten that the stage was across the shaft. The concussion caused fatal to him, the other men escaping unhurt

Talbot, Henry, 23 Jan 1902, 2 a.m., aged 36, Repairer, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 7 ft by 6 ft. by 1½ ft. thick. Deceased was enlarging the road ; he knocked out a bent collar and was sounding the roof with a sledge when the fall occurred. Four feet seam

Tanner, Stanley, 27 Sep 1912, aged 40, Roadman, While standing between two roads on a double parting, a haulage engine fixed over the road commenced to work, and he was struck a severe blow by the haulage rope, which terminated fatally

Thomas, David, 08 Dec 1893, aged 24, Banksman, While putting the box or cradle into the shaft for the fitters who were going to do some work at the pumps or steam pipes the side boards around which he had put the chains for lifting it gave way and he fell down the shaft with it. The arrangements for this work were unsatisfactory

Thomas, Herbert, 15 May 1913, (accident: 10 May 1913), aged 31, Sheaveman, In trying to get the rope to coil properly on a main and tail drum, he was caught by the rope and carried partly around the drum. He died from his injuries on May 13th, 1913

Thomas, Richard, 22 Aug 1907, 7 a.m., aged 15, Slag Picker, When the screen engine was started at the commencement of the shift, screams were heard coming from the end of one of the picking belts ; the machinery was stopped and deceased was found twisted round the shaft of a sprocket wheel, which works a scraper-conveyer on the loading arm. Deceased was a slag picker on the travelling belt, and had no business at the loading arm

Thomas, William, 12 Feb 1895, (accident: 17 Jan 1895), aged 23, Collier, When engaged filling a tram with coal near the face of heading a large stone fell from the roof and struck him on the back causing injuries which terminated fatally on Feb. 12th 1895

Tilley, Frederick, 09 Jan 1901, aged 58, Repairer, Runaway trains jumped off rails, and tumbled on to deceased

Tilley, William, 07 Apr 1900, (accident: 25 Sep 1899), aged 37, Roadman, Crushed between two full trams which he was coupling on a double parting. The spinal cord appears to have been injured, and he died at the Cardiff Infirmary on the 7th April, 1900

Tudor, George Idris, 14 Dec 1912, aged 15, Surface Boy, In crossing in front of a loaded tram, as it approached a tumbler, he was knocked down and killed

Weeks, Francis K., 22 Jul 1925, (accident: 21 Jul 1925), aged 31, Trafficman, Bridle chain of haulage broke and loose end struck him. Died 22nd

Whitney, Thomas, 19 Jan 1901, aged 45, Fireman, Deceased walked out of the cabin, and was run over by the "journey" which was being lowered to shaft siding

Williams, Frederick, 13 Jan 1911, aged 38, Timberman, Fall of roof at face of a hard heading ; while loosening an overhanging slip of stone it fell on him. He had been warned to sprag it, but had not done so

Williams, John, 11 Feb 1910, aged 35, Master Haulier, Crushed by tram running back in double parting through becoming unshackled

Williams, William, 03 Jul 1924, (accident: 02 Jul 1924, 12.30 p.m., 6th hour of shift), aged 15, Collier's Helper, An empty tram had been tumbled on the side of a stall road to allow the haulier to take out the full tram from the face. The boy stood at one end of the tumbled tram, and, as the full tram passed it, the former was struck, being tilted to the side. The boy was crushed by the tumbled tram, and received such injuries that he died the following day. Electric safety lamp used

Yeo, William, 27 Aug 1913, (accident: 26 Aug 1913), aged 14, Collier Boy, As he was running to the shaft, he was caught and crushed by a hoist which is used for loading upper deck of the pit cage. He died the following day

Young, David, 20 Feb 1912, (accident: 08 Feb 1912), aged 31, Sheaver, After cleaning underneath a roller along a curve on the engine plane, he rested his hand on the rope. At that moment the journey started and his hand was crushed between the rope and the roller. He died on 20th February, 1912, from blood poisoning