Maritime Colliery

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Andrews, John, 04 May 1927, aged 53, Haulier, Collapsed and died from heart failure on his way out

Bartlett, James, 10 May 1911, aged 23, Collier, Fall of roof at working face. He was caught by a piece of clod falling while he was getting it down from the roof close to the coal face

Carter, W. J., 14 Feb 1899, aged 23, Repairer, Fell off, and was run over by a journey, while unlawfully riding up incline, rising fully 2 feet per yard

Charles, Ernest, 25 May 1897, aged 29, Collier, Fall of roof at face, rock 13ft. x 2½ft. x 18in. thick roof jointy wet and near old working; not propped at spot. Forest fach seam

Davey, Abraham, 21 Apr 1888, aged 38, Hitcher, He had been adjusting the pin in the signal lever and on getting down from top of carriage it was raised and he was crushed against a beam at top of arching. It appeared a signal had been given inadvertently

Davies, Howell, 18 May 1886, aged 20, Miner, Fall of coal and roof

Delaay, William, 16 Feb 1892, 10 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 41, Hitcher, Cage was raised while he was on it, lifting a tram on rails, and he was crushed against shaft side

Edwards, David, 26 Jun 1901, aged 24, Waggon rider, Fell off an empty waggon, and was run over

Evans, Benjamin James, 02 May 1924, 12.30 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 29, Collier, He was in the act of bringing down a piece of coal with a bar, when the coal broke off suddenly from a false slip, bringing with it some of the clod above and he was caught, being so badly injured that he died the same day. Oil flame safety lamp used

Evans, Evan, 17 Apr 1899, aged 55, Repairer, While ascending, cage caught in "byatt," and they fell out [More information ...]

Evans, Thomas, 26 Nov 1912, (accident: 15 Oct 1912), aged 52, Timberman, Fall of roof on main return. A small stone fell from a high hole as he was clearing the fall. He died as a result of scalp injuries on November 26th, 1912

Fortune, Patrick, 17 May 1912, (accident: 16 May 1912), aged 42, Timberman, He was run over by a full journey in an attempt to cross over it to the signal wires. He died the following day from his injuries

Gibson, Frank, 13 Oct 1897, aged 22, Collier, Fall of roof at face, rock 3½ft. x 2½ft. from a slip close to face, visible where a previous fall had occurred. Forest fach seem

Hawkins, W. H., 17 Apr 1885, aged 14, Collier, Fall of roof

John, Samuel, 22 May 1914, (accident: 17 May 1914), aged 30, Timberman, Fall of roof at a small haulage engine owing to his removing a prop as he endeavoured to relevel the engine which had become tilted. He died from his injuries on 22nd May, 1914

Jones, David J., 21 Jul 1925, (accident: 09 Jul 1925), aged 49, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 21st

Jones, Richard, 10 May 1895, aged 22, Rider, Crushed by runaway trams on engine plane. He was behind journey for the purpose of attaching the tail rope at the top of a rise when the hitching plate of the third tram (in the journey) broke and before he could reach a manhole was overtaken just as the bar-hook threw the trams off the rails

Jones, William, 10 Oct 1924, (accident: 05 Sep 1924, 10.30 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 47, Wagonman, He was injured by being crushed between moving wagons and stationary wagons on another road, near a crossing, as he was lowering six full wagons from the weighing machine. He failed to observe the insufficient clearance space between the moving and stationary wagons. He died on the 10th October

Langston, Albert, 20 Apr 1905, 4.30 p.m., aged 37, Collier, Deceased and another collier were walking out at the end of their shift, when he was overtaken by a journey of trams filled with coal. He was warned by his companion that the journey was close to them, but replied "All right" and continued to walk out. His companion again warned him, got into a manhole, and then saw deceased run over. The roadway was of good size and provided with sufficient manholes. The speed of the journey was about 7 miles per hour

Lewis, John, 18 Mar 1891, aged 49, Haulier, While riding on the "gun" his head came in contact with the roof where it was only 4ft. 9ins. high and in course of being ripped. Four-feet seam. Long wall

Mendies, B., 04 Aug 1899, aged 17, Labourer, [Fall of roof] On road, cliff, 12 ft. x 6 ft. x 1 ft thick, while clearing a fall preparatory to putting up two props. Six feet seam

Meredith, William, 22 Aug 1889, aged 15, Collier's boy, Crushed by pit cage descending on him. About 20 men and boys were waiting to ascend, when a journey was heard coming into the siding and in the confusion to get clear of the trams deceased was pushed into shaft

Morgan, Llewellyn, 06 May 1913, aged 28, Haulier, Fall of side on roadway. In taking an empty tram into a stall road, a fall of side occurred without warning killing him

Morley, David, 10 May 1909, aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, fireclay, 8 feet 6 inches by 5 feet 6 inches by 4 feet thick, surrounded on all sides by dry, glassy, slants, fell on him as he was pulling down a slip of coal which partly supported it. It fell with the lids of 4 posts. Upper five feet seam

Murphy, Thomas, 27 May 1896, aged 25, Rider, Fell off journey and was run over, his head having come in contact with the roof timbers 5ft. 7in. from rail

Parish, Edwin, 17 Apr 1899, aged 46, Collier, While ascending, cage caught in "byatt," and they fell out [More information ...]

Price, John, 28 Jun 1911, aged 43, Collier, Fall of roof at working face

Richards, Taliesyn, 09 Dec 1895, (accident: 07 Dec 1895), aged 45, Carpenter, Fall off a beam on to roof over pit top and then on to railway, about 30 feet below. It was very windy and he may have been blown off. Died 9th Dec

Rider, John, 17 Jul 1889, aged 69, Loco. driver, He was lowering two waggons from a siding on to the main line and while standing on the brake lever his foot slipped and the wheel went over it. Died Sept

Thomas, William, 03 May 1887, aged 18, Rider, Run over by loaded trams on engine-plane, having fallen off the front tram. There was a slight curve with bevelled pulley and it was thought the jerk when the rope left the pulley caused him to fall off

Towell, John, 12 Oct 1910, aged 35, Repairer, Fall of roof on a road where deceased was stamping a hole for a post to strengthen timbers which had commenced to screw out

Warburton, Jesse, 31 Jan 1905, Noon, aged 15, Rider, Deceased was riding on a rope, drawing three full trams of rubbish up a surface incline, when he fell off and was run over. Since the accident occurred a rider has been dispensed with

Weaver, Thomas, 28 Mar 1914, aged 40, Labourer, A part of a set of empty trams, five in number, became detached from the rest, owing to a hitching plate breaking, and, running down the main dip haulage road, they killed him

Wedmore, Thomas, 13 Nov 1910, (accident: 31 Oct 1910), aged 40, Collier, Fall of side (coal) at working face. While drawing a slip of coal down he failed to get out of the way in time and was crashed by the falling coal. Died 13th November, 1910

Welsh, Henry, 28 Apr 1912, (accident: 26 Apr 1912), aged 47, Collier, Fall of roof at working face. Fell from two slants at the working face, causing such injuries that he died on April 28th, 1912

Williams, A. W., 24 Dec 1891, aged 33, Collier, Fall of top coal while working below it after taking out the props set to support it. Long wall