Lady Windsor Colliery

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Bevan, Wiliam, 09 Jun 1886, aged 28, Collier, A fall of coal drove deceased falling on his mandrill, which passed through his head killing him at once

Bishop, Charles, 31 Jan 1902, 2.30 a.m., aged 19, Coal trimmer, While lowering three empty trucks to the screens, three others which he had not secured followed, and crushed him against those under the screens

Bowerman, Charles H., 10 May 1912, (accident: 09 May 1912), aged 17, Collier, He died from a fracture of skull bone, near the temple. He appears to have been struck on the head by a lid from a discharged post, and died the following day from his injuries

Carter, George Henry, 08 Aug 1924, 12.15 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 30, Haulier, He was taking a full tram of rubbish attached to his horse down a dip road, when the horse bolted and the tram ran over him. The horse was found detached from the "gun," the pin attaching the gun to the shaft having worked loose. The haulier died from his injuries the same day. Electric safety lamp used

Conybere, Richard, 20 May 1888, aged 48, Collier, Fall of top coal (2cwt.) from a cross rider. The coal was not spragged

Croft, James, 08 Jan 1902, 9 p.m., aged 37, Assistant Repairer, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 4 ft by 2 ft by 10 ins. thick, fell from the roof suddenly as he was cutting back the side. No doubt in so doing he must have loosened the stone that fell. No. 2 seam

Daniels, John, 01 May 1903, 3 a.m., aged 53, Assistant Repairer, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 15 ft. by 3 ft. by 2 ft. thick, which the repairers had been trying to get down, suddenly fell and killed the deceased. A "face" slant was visible after the fall. Six feet seam [More information ...]

Davies, Evan, 09 Mar 1903, (accident: 02 Mar 1903, 12.40 p.m.), aged 46, Haulier, He was riding on the cross-bar of a tram, in which there was an empty 45-gallon cask. When going down a slight dip in the road caused by bottom cutting, he fell off, and the tram went partly over him. The horse was going at a sharp walking pace. He died in seven days

Davies, John, 09 Nov 1900, (accident: 07 Nov 1900, 3 a.m.), aged 36, Repairer, He was pulling a heavy "collar" on to arms 11 ft. high, when the stage he and three others were standing on collapsed, and the "collar" fell on him. Died in two days

Davis, William, 11 Jan 1905, (accident: 10 Jan 1905, 7.25 p.m.), aged 41, Repairer, Deceased was sitting on the cover of a horizontal sheave, when, by some means, his legs were drawn into the sheave. He said that his foot got caught by the rope. He died on the following day

Edwards, David, 08 May 1911, aged 67, Under-manager, Crushed by trams running wild, owing to the breakage of the chain connecting the rope to the first tram

Edwards, William, 04 Apr 1928, (accident: 02 Apr 1928), aged 41, Collier, Rope broke and journey ran back. Died 4th Apr. [More information ...]

Elliot, Evan, 16 Feb 1894, aged 25, Rider, While riding up engine plane between 16th and 17th tram in a journey of 24 trams the two trams left the rails and deceased either fell off or jumped off on the wrong side and was crushed between the tram and a prop carrying the tail rope 2ft. 8ins. from the rail

Feare, Francis John, 27 Nov 1913, aged 46, Day Trafficman, He was run over and killed by a journey of full trams on a self-acting incline

Francis, Joseph, 24 Mar 1909, aged 48, Labourer, Deceased, when attempting to reach a manhole, was overtaken by a runaway empty journey, on a dipping haulage road. The runaway was due to the rider improperly shackling the rope to the trams

Griffiths, Henry, 19 Apr 1906, 1.30 p.m., aged 16, Collier Boy, Fall of side. At face, coal, 4 ft. by 4 ft. by 22 ins. thick, fell as deceased was cutting out the "butt" of a face slip of coal. One sprag was said to have been crushed out. Four-feet seam

Hatherall, Edwin, 14 Jul 1903, 11 a.m., aged 30, Hitcher, Deceased was killed by the cage descending on him while he was crossing through the shaft. A passage was provided at the side, so there was no need for him to cross through the shaft

Humphreys, John, Jul 1914, (accident: 25 Jun 1914), aged 29, Coal Trimmer, When lowering three wagons from under the screens, he slipped and fell underneath the wheels of the second wagon. He died at the beginning of July following from his injuries

Jones, Abraham, 17 May 1894, aged 38, Collier, Fall of side in stall road near face. Deceased and his partner had knocked out a prop to bring down some rippings which in falling brought down a fall of side, 15 ft. long, 3 ft. wide and 3ft. thick over the gob side where they had retreated to for safety. No. 2 or Six feet seam

Jones, John, 18 Mar 1886, aged 28, Collier, Fall of coal

Jones, John, 13 Jan 1888, aged 29, Collier, Fall of 5 cwt of coal from a face slip which was not spragged. Longwall

Jones, John, 30 Apr 1924, (accident: 29 Apr 1924, 10.0 a.m., 3rd hour of shift), aged 44, Collier, He was working away a stump of coal at the butt of a slip when the two sprags which were under the top coal discharged, and the top coal fell, burying him underneath. He died from his injuries the following day

Jones, Joseph John, Oct 1888, aged 12, Door boy, Crushed between empty train and cog near face while the haulier and collier were changing trains. The date is uncertain but sometime in October

Leake, John, 20 Jan 1902, 10.30 a.m., aged 19, Collier, Fall of side. At face, coal, 4 ft. by 3 ft. by 20 ins. thick, as he was passing. Six feet seam

Lewis, David, 13 Mar 1903, (accident: 21 Jan 1903, 8.50 a.m.), aged 13, Door Boy, Deceased was riding on a horse's chains attached to a tram of coal, and when going round a turn he fell off and was run over. He died on March 13th

Lewis, William, 29 Sep 1891, aged 20, Haulier, Found fatally injured under a loaded tram which he was bringing out on a level road 15ft. wide. He stated that while leading the horse his foot slipped on the rail and he fell

Mann, W. J., 22 Oct 1906, 10.40 p.m., aged 26, Collier, Fall of side. At face, coal and clod, 7 ft. by 1 ft. 6 ins. by 3 ft. 11 ins., the upper part of a back slip in a thick seam, of which the bottom coal had been worked away, fell on deceased as he was working at the bottom coal with a bar. There were said to have been 3 sprags against the top coal, but the evidence upon this point was unsatisfactory. Four-feet seam

Mansel, Arthur, 09 Apr 1914, aged 21, Haulier, As he was spragging the wheels of a tram his horse moved on, and he was crushed by the tram against the side of the roadway

Mear, Walter, 12 Oct 1899, aged 48, Collier, [Fall of side] At face coal 6 ft. x 5 ft. x 3 ft. 8 ins., while he was barring it down. He did not stand far enough away, so was struck by end of slip. No. 2 seam

Parker, Robert Henry, 25 Aug 1924, 1.25 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 48, Collier, He was wedging out a piece of the "butt" coal, when some top coal fell without warning and caught him, killing him outright. It is presumed that he underholed the coal, knocked out the sprag, and, failing to get the coal to fall, was wedging out the "butts." Electric safety lamp used

Pearce, Walter, 06 Jul 1905, 2 a.m., aged 31, Haulier, Deceased was found, lying on his back, with the wheel of an empty iron water-tank resting against his chest. He was quite dead. He had been watering the roads. The roadway was 13 ft. wide and 8 ft, high, and level. The horse was attached to the tank by chains

Phillips, Benjamin, 26 Sep 1924, 8.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 53, Labourer, He was found between the entrance of a manhole and the rails on a direct rope haulage plane, dipping inbye 1 in 8, having been run over by an empty journey that had become derailed. He died from his injuries a few hours later. It seems that the deceased was under a false impression as to the destination of the journey and accounts for him not taking proper refuge. Oil flame safety lamp used

Price, George, 02 Mar 1893, aged 32, Collier, Fall of side at face (8ft. x 3ft. 9in. x 3ft. thick) it was resting partly on cogs and two props. No. 2 seam

Price, William, 23 Nov 1900, (accident: 20 Jul 1900, 3.30 p.m.), aged 64, Cog cutter, Run over by a journey as he was passing out to pit. Died November 23rd

Roberts, Thomas, 14 Apr 1904, 8.20 a.m., aged 62, Cog-cutter, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 11 ft by 4 ft. by 29 ins. thick, fell on deceased while he was engaged in sawing some old timbers into "cog-sticks." It was quite unsupported. Six feet seam

Rose, Arthur, 01 May 1903, 3 a.m., aged 19, Haulier, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 15 ft. by 3 ft. by 2 ft. thick, which the repairers had been trying to get down, suddenly fell and killed the deceased. A "face" slant was visible after the fall. Six feet seam [More information ...]

Smith, Frederick, 19 Nov 1911, (accident: 02 Oct 1911), aged 49, Labourer, While attending to the watering, the haulage rope swung and struck him on the back of the neck. He died November 19th, 1911

Thomas, Samuel, 08 Jul 1891, aged 20, Collier, While standing on side of heading at the entrance to a stall as a loaded tram was being brought out it caught a broken arm knocking out the timbers and bringing down a fall of roof upon deceased. Two others who were near him were slightly injured

Vaughan, Thomas, 27 Jun 1901, aged 65, Shackler, He was found under a journey of coal which was being hauled to the pit bottom. He was making his way out to the pit