Llechwedd (Slate)

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Davis, Richard, 02 Jan 1921, aged 67, Quarryman, Sceptic poisoning from hand injury

Ellis, Richard Owen, 04 Feb 1881, aged 17, Slatemaker, He had his hand struck by the revolving knife of a slate dressing machine, while carelessly throwing away the tea leaves out of his tea can. Off work 19 weeks

Ellis, Robert, 18 Oct 1889, aged 32, Miner, Unexpected fall of a slab of rock, known as the 9 inch band, from the roof of his working place, which was only about four feet high. Some dangerous pieces of 9 inch band had been taken down six days before the accident, but the part that fell was considered safe by the men and agents

Griffiths, Lewis, 25 Jan 1884, aged 26, Attending to a water tank, Against orders he was riding up an incline on the carriage of a water tank, and after reaching an open part of the quarry he slipped off and was run over

Hughes, Jeremiah, 09 Oct 1902, aged 48, Slate-getter, Though no one actually saw the accident happen, there can be little doubt but that a small stone fell from the roof or side of a chamber and struck him on the head

Hughes, Richard M., 01 Dec 1910, (accident: 18 Nov 1910), aged 54, Slate-maker, He slightly scratched the palm of his hand and put some cobbler's wax on it. Died of blood poisoning complicated with erysipelas on the 1st December

Jones, Griffith, 11 Feb 1905, aged 55, Slate-getter, A portion of the roof of an inclined plane suddenly fell. He was instantly killed and two others were injured

Jones, Joseph, 28 Feb 1900, Slate Maker, On the 28th February a slate maker, named Joseph Jones, was missed from his work at the Llechwedd slate Mine. In consequence of the man's strange behaviour in the morning and of the fact that he had been confined in a lunatic asylum some years previously, a search was made and hos body was found in a small reservoir on the surfac of the mine. A verdict of "Suicide while suffering from temporary insanity" was returned at the inquest [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Lloyd, Robert, 07 Aug 1877, aged 33, Slate miner, The explosion of a charge of powder which took place while the deceased was charging a hole a second time

Owen, John, 29 Apr 1904, aged 27, Slate-getter, A small charge of gunpowder exploded while he was ramming it with a phosphor-bronze stemmer. He probably broke the fuse

Roberts, Evan, 15 Mar 1892, 9.30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 66, Rockman, He was boring a hole in the working face of his chamber when some of the rock, 5 feet above him, slipped down and struck him.

Roberts, Morris, 14 Aug 1911, aged 26, Labourer, A slab measuring about four yards square, and two or three inches thick, fell from roof of chamber on to edge of gallery and broke in pieces. One of these struck Roberts, who was working on the gallery below

Roberts, Robert, 20 Nov 1891, 11.45 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 46, Rockman, He was using a crowbar near the top of his "bargain" endeavouring to get a block or slate down. In falling it struck the lower part of the chain by which he was suspended, and gave it such a jerk that he was thrown against the rock and badly bruised. 4½ weeks off

Roberts, Robert, 04 Feb 1903, aged 38, Slate-getter, About 3 cwt. of rock fell upon him while he was securing the roof of a chamber. He died in a few minutes

Williams, John, 15 Oct 1877, aged 38, Slate miner, He was leaving his work, and is supposed to have made a mistake as to the direction he should take and to have walked over the precipice at the bottom of which he was found

Williams, William, 04 Jun 1879, aged 20, Miner, Struck by a stone which fell from a working place 15 or 18 yards above him