Merthyr Vale Colliery

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Aylwood, John, 10 May 1912, aged 57, Road Clearer, He evidently forgot that a journey of full trams was coming slowly towards shaft, and was caught by it

Barns, Alfred, 12 Sep 1890, aged 40, Waggon examiner, While crossing in front of an empty waggon standing on siding some loaded waggons were let down and he was crushed between them

Bevan, Evan, 13 Sep 1909, aged 46, Engineman, Deceased, having landed a full journey at the pit bottom, had his body through the fly wheel of his engine and was oiling a bearing. In the meantime a shackler, having hitched the main rope to the outer end of an empty journey and the rope of a blocking engine to the inner end, gave a warning signal to deceased, and a signal to the blocking engine to pull in towards the faces. The result of the blocking engine pulling in was that the drum of the big engine was put in motion, and deceased was crushed between the spokes of the fly wheel and the bedplate. He had omitted to throw his drum out of gear after landing the journey

Blakeway, John, 03 May 1902, 9.15 p.m., aged 30, Mason, While building a fresh crown to an old arch the centres gave way, and the deceased was killed by the falling masonry

Bowen, Evan, 23 Mar 1903, 9 a.m., aged 23, Repairer, Fall of roof. On road, fireclay, 6 ft. by 7 ft. by 39 ins. thick. Deceased knocked out one of the two pairs of timber supporting it, to make more height, when the fall occurred, and he failed to get out of the way. This accident would have been prevented if mechanical means had been used to draw the timbers out. Nine feet seam

Bowman, William, 07 Oct 1893, aged 20, Haulier, Crushed between prop on roadside and tram while starting a loaded tram from face. There was plenty of room on the opposite side

Bring, Edward, 24 Jan 1903, 2.40 p.m., aged 32, Collier, Run over, on their way out at the end of the shift, by a journey of coal, which was being lowered by a tail-rope towards the shaft. The road dipped outwards about three inches per yard, and the speed journeys travel at is about eight miles per hour. The road was of ample dimensions, and was well provided with manholes

Burgess, Michael, 05 Jan 1884, aged 38, Haulier, Fell over screen wall

Callagham, Thomas, 02 Oct 1901, aged 47, Ostler, Run over by ash-trams on a bridge, one of the trams having caught his clothing

Carter, James Joseph, 18 Apr 1888, aged 18, Collier, Fall of roof (strong cliff) 12ft. long 9ft. wide, 4yds. back from face. The cliff was left as roof without timber. 4ft. seam. Longwall

Chambers, Samuel, 01 Feb 1909, (accident: 30 Jan 1909), aged 37, Repairer, Deceased fell from some timbers, above which he was erecting a cog, and sustained cerebral and spinal injuries from which he died in two days

Chapel, T., 22 Jan 1872, aged 36, Sinker, Killed by shot going off at bottom of sinking shaft

Childerstone, Henry, 24 Jul 1913, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof at working face. As he was clearing some rubbish, which had fallen before his shift commenced, a large fall occurred, killing him. The fall discharged five posts and a cog

Collins, Patrick, 03 Jun 1904, 1 p.m., aged 47, Collier, Fall of side. At face, coal and shale, 4 ft. by 20 ins. by 38 ins. thick. Deceased was cutting away the "butt" at the bottom of a "face slip" of coal, when the coal with the shale above it fell on his leg, fracturing the bone so badly as to necessitate amputation. It was said that one sprag was crushed out. Nine feet seam

Cooper, Thomas, 09 Dec 1909, aged 28, Labourer, Deceased and a repairer, having lost their lights while repairing on a main intake haulage road, had got into a manhole and sent their lamps to be relit. Before the lamps returned, deceased, against the advice of the repairer, attempted to get to a more comfortable manhole but was caught by an outgoing journey as he was fumbling for it in the dark

Crudge, William H., 24 Nov 1887, aged 19, Collier, Fall of a slip or coal which was spragged

Daniel, William, 14 Apr 1884, aged 25, Pitman, Fell down pit

Davies, Daniel, 24 Mar 1900, 1.45 p.m., aged 40, Collier, While passing out from their work were struck by runaway trams owing to the breaking of a shackle [More information ...]

Davies, David, 07 Jan 1885, aged 14, Collier, Fall of stone

Davies, George, 04 Feb 1904, 4.30 p.m., aged 38, Collier, As the journey of empty trams converying the men to the shaft approched its destination, deceased jumped out, landed on a side sheave, and fell back between the moving trams. This accident was brought about by his anxiety to reach the shaft before the others, who remained in the trams until they were brought to rest

Davies, John, 13 Jul 1893, (accident: 29 Jun 1893), aged 71, Pumpman, Died on 13th July from injuries received by a tram crushing him against the side

Davies, John, 01 Apr 1897, aged 25, Collier, Fall of side at face, coal and clod, while wedging it down; in falling it knocked him against the tram. Four feet seam

Davies, Richard, 17 Jul 1902, (accident: 15 Jul 1902, 1 p.m.), aged 43, Collier, Fall of side. At face, coal, 6 ft. by 2 ft. by 5¼ ft thick, fell while he was cutting away the "butt." He had tried to bar it down just before, but failed to do so. One sprag was crushed out. Died in two days. Nine feet seam

Davies, Thomas, 06 Feb 1914, (accident: 12 Jan 1914), aged 43, Collier, Fall of coal roof at face just as he was preparing to put up timber under the piece which fell. He died February 6th, 1914

Davies, William John, 11 Dec 1913, (accident: 30 Nov 1913), aged 20, Collier, He died from blood poisoning on December 11th, 1913, as a result of a small cut he received in his nostril by a flying splinter of stone

Doye, Patsey, 24 Mar 1900, 1.45 p.m., aged 21, Assistant repairer, While passing out from their work were struck by runaway trams owing to the breaking of a shackle [More information ...]

Edwards, David, 02 Mar 1912, (accident: 22 Feb 1912), aged 53, Repairer, Fall of roof at face. He was clearing a fall, when some small stones fell on to, and injured, his head. He died of blood poisoning on March 2nd, 1912

Emanuel, John, 24 Mar 1894, (accident: 20 Mar 1894), aged 33, Timberman, Injured slightly by fall of side while walking outbye at end of shift. Died 24th Mar. Nine feet seam

Evan, William, 11 Sep 1888, aged 41, Labourer, Fall of side (rock) on main road, 50 yds. from shaft where it was being enlarged. All that appeared loose had been taken down and the sides were being dressed to receive large timbers. 4ft. Seam. Long wall

Evans, David, 27 Oct 1885, aged 48, Labourer, Fall of roof

Evans, John, 27 Jan 1890, aged 76, Engineman, In coming down a stair it is supposed that he slipped and fell against the balustrade which gave way and he fell to a floor 9ft. below

Evans, John, 18 Mar 1907, 10 a.m., aged 26, Repairer, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 4½ ft. by 7 ft. by 9 ins. thick, was being barred down by deceased's partner, who, finding the stone giving, called to him to stand back. Instead of doing so, deceased went forward to save his shovel from being smashed, just as the stone fell. His partner, instead of removing the rubbish off deceased, ran for help. He could have freed deceased had he tried, and might have saved his life, but when assistance was got he was found to be dead. Nine-feet seam

Evans, John, 09 Jul 1909, aged 49, Fireman, Deceased, when illegally riding on the chain in front of a journey of coal, fell off and was run over. The road was of good dimensions

Evans, Shadrach, 02 Aug 1905, 1.30 a.m., aged 17, Shackler, Deceased was run over and killed by a journey of trams. He had a light and there were sufficient manhole. It is not known how he got under the trams

Fletcher, John, 27 Jun 1914, (accident: 03 Mar 1914), aged 70, Labourer, He was crushed by trams and died from his injuries on June 27th, 1914

Ford, Arthur, 18 Apr 1899, aged 22, Haulier, Crushed between a tram and an arm of pair of timbers which was discharged while clearing a fall on road

Ford, C., 23 Oct 1883, aged 29, Screen man, Crushed by trucks

Gardner, Samuel, 30 Oct 1905, 11 a.m., aged 22, Haulier, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 11 ft. 8 ins. by 9 ft. by 15 to 18 ft. thick. While deceased was uncoupling some trams, his horse started off ; one of the trams got off the rails, and struck out a prop that had been set under a bent collar. Four pairs of timber collapsed, and deceased was buried. The prop under the collar had been set a fortnight before. Nine feet seam

George, Evan, 13 Oct 1909, aged 72, Labourer, Deceased who was making his way to the shaft was run over by a full journey and killed. There was ample room on the sides of the road and manholes from 4 to 10 yards apart

Green, James, 11 Nov 1910, aged 49, Haulier, Slipped while attempting to get on to gun and was run over

Griffin, William, 08 Jan 1902, 8.30 a.m., aged 22, Assistant, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 7¼ ft. by 4¼ ft. by 2 ft. thick, which the deceased were barring down, fell suddenly, and they failed to get out of the way. Four feet seam [More information ...]

Griffiths, Abram, 15 Feb 1911, aged 41, Repairer, Fall of roof on road. While passing along a level a collar broke, causing a fall which killed him and injured another man. The timber was sound

Griffiths, Henry, 11 Apr 1885, aged 29, Collier, Fall of coal

Griffiths, William, 20 Oct 1878, aged 35, Collier, Killed by fall of roof

Hall, George, 17 Jun 1914, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof at face of his working place

Hannigan, Michael, 10 May 1904, 12.30 p.m., aged 33, Repairer, Deceased was clearing some rubbish off the road when a journey of 14 trams knocked him down, and ran over him. The repairer, with whom he worked, was about 11 yards away, heard the journey coming, and called to deceased, to get out of the way. The road was of good width, and was provided with sufficient manholes

Harding, Edward, 13 Feb 1904, 3.15 p.m., aged 15, Collier-boy, Deceased, after having received his pay, was crossing the pit-bank on his way home, when he fell in front of an empty tram, returning from the screens, and was crushed between it and a train of rubbish

Hockey, Edward I., 09 Jun 1913, aged 28, Repairer, Fall of roof in intake airway. He was engaged in ripping top in an airway, and to do this he cut out a post supporting the roof with his hatchet, when the ground fell upon him

Hockey, Frederick, 07 Sep 1899, aged 18, Haulier, [Fall of roof] On road, "rashes" 13 ft. x 10 ft x 3 ft thick, while passing with his horse and tram, a pair of timbers at a turn collapsed. Nine feet seam

Hughes, David, 06 Nov 1890, aged 47, Wasteman, Fall of roof (clod, 13ft. x 4ft. x 2ft.) between face and gob wall. Five props discharged. The fall took place between two slants which were visible. 4ft. seam, 5ft. thick. Longwall [More information ...]

Hughes, Robert, 14 Oct 1888, aged 45, Pitman, While on top of carriage wedging tubbing, in avoiding a jet of water he missed his footing and fell down the shaft

Hughes, Robert, 20 Jun 1911, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof at working face, discharging two posts and a sprag

Humphreys, Edwin, 04 Mar 1913, aged 20, Labourer, He got on to the front chain of a journey of trains to ride up the dip. He fell off and was fatally injured

Humphries, William, 24 Jun 1908, aged 56, Collier, The accident happened in deceased's working place, and was caused by a fall of roof which discharged two posts and a flat, under which deceased was apparently fixing an additional post. There was an unseen slant running upwards in the direction of the coal face. The roof bedded irregularly, and was composed of coal and rashes. The fall was 10 feet by 8 feet by 2½ feet thick. Nine feet seam

Hurley, Michael, 01 May 1902, (accident: 07 Apr 1902, 12.30 p.m.), aged 24, Collier, Fall of side. At face, coal and clod, 4½ ft. by 18 ins by 21 ins. thick, fell suddenly and injured deceased so severely that he died on May 1st. Four feet seam

James, David R., 05 Oct 1898, aged 18, Haulier, Struck by four runaway trams owing to the breaking of a hitching plate. It was discovered that the hitching plate had a flaw in it

James, William, 18 Oct 1893, aged 65, Roadsman, Run over by journey on engine plane

Jenkins, David, 22 Aug 1888, aged 20, Shackler and signalman, While attending at the bottom of an engine plane where there was a sharp curve round the outside of which the tail tope was carried by sheaves fixed in a strong wooden frames as a journey of empties was going up a sudden jerk of the rope broke two of the frames, and the rope thus liberated, knocked him against the inside wall of curve

John, David, 06 Aug 1886, aged 70, Labourer, While travelling along to the shaft in the engine plane which was spacious and provided with manholes he was run over by an empty gang

Jones, Alfred, 10 Aug 1887, aged 21, Haulier, Fell off shafts and was crushed by tram

Jones, D. T., 19 Sep 1910, Shackler, Fell between trams on which he was illegally riding

Jones, David, 06 Mar 1884, aged 22, Collier, Fall of stone in shaft

Jones, David, 09 Apr 1902, 3 p.m., aged 38, Repairer, Found dead on main haulage road, having been run over by a loaded journey. He had been repairing near where he was killed. No one knew how he got under the journey, as he was alone at the time, his partner having gone for assistance to put up a heavy collar

Jones, Ellis, 27 Jan 1903, 6.40 a.m., aged 36, Collier, Deceased and a haulier were ascending the shaft at the end of their shift, when deceased fell out of the cage. The haulier said there was nothing to cause him to fall out, and the cage and guides were found in good order

Jones, George, 22 Jul 1905, (accident: 14 Jul 1905, 2 p.m.), aged 41, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, a small stone fell from the roof, cut deceased's face and fractured his leg. Gangrene supervened, and he died from blood-poisoning in 8 days

Jones, Howell, 18 Aug 1900, (accident: 15 Aug 1900, 3 p.m.), aged 20, Shackler, Struck by an empty tram, part of a journey, which got off the rails as it was let down a dip. He died in 3 days

Jones, Isaac, 24 Jan 1903, 2.40 p.m., aged 49, Collier, Run over, on their way out at the end of the shift, by a journey of coal, which was being lowered by a tail-rope towards the shaft. The road dipped outwards about three inches per yard, and the speed journeys travel at is about eight miles per hour. The road was of ample dimensions, and was well provided with manholes

Jones, J., 29 Oct 1875, Carpenter, Killed by arch falling on them [More information ...]

Jones, J. D., 14 Apr 1911, aged 25, Repairer, Crushed by attempting to enter the lower deck of a cage in motion at the pit-bottom

Jones, James, 02 Jan 1900, 1.45 p.m., aged 20, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, coal roof, 10 ft. x 10 ft x 3¼ ft. thick. One pair of timbers had been taken out from under it, because the collar was bent, and prevented the loaded trams passing out. Nine feet seam

Jones, John, 31 Dec 1885, aged 12, Door boy, Crushed by tram

Jones, John, 22 Apr 1905, (accident: 19 Apr 1905, 11 a.m.), aged 30, Repairer, As deceased was standing in a wide place on the side of a haulage road to allow a journey of trams to pass by, a piece of timber rolled off one of the trams, struck his legs, and caused him to fall forward on the journey. Before his partner could stop the journey, he was knocked off again by a projecting piece of side. He sustained a fractured leg and internal injuries from which he died on the 22nd

Jones, John, 13 May 1905, (accident: 24 Sep 1904, 11 a.m.), aged 33, Repairer, Deceased and five other men lifted a heavy collar on to the arms, when it slipped off, and struck deceased on the head. He died on 13th May, 1905. Cause of death, pressure on brain and degeneration of brain tissue, caused by fracture of the skull

Jones, Morgan, 01 Jul 1884, aged 54, Roadman, Struck by rope

Jones, Richard, 19 May 1910, aged 29, Quarryman, While barring a fallen stone on a bench 10 feet wide he fell over the edge and fell 80 feet

Jones, Thomas F., 22 Jul 1924, 11.30 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 34, Haulier, He was in front of an empty tram, lowering it down a road dipping 1 in 23 for the first 260 ft. and then 1 in 15 for 30 ft. to the place where he was found. He either slipped or was overpowered by the tram and run over, being so badly injured that he died shortly afterwards. He could have taken the precaution of spragging the wheels and controlling the trams from behind. Oil flame safety lamp used

Jones, William, 10 Dec 1877, aged 21, Labourer, Killed in an explosion of gas

Jones, William, 27 Apr 1903, 11.20 p.m., aged 56, Hitcher, Deceased was killed by a stone about four pounds weight falling off a tram of rubbish as it was being taken out of the cage at the surface

Jones, William J., 11 Nov 1907, 3.30 p.m., aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, coal, 5 ft. by 39 ins. by 15 ins. thick, fell as deceased was about to set a prop under it, and broke his neck. Nine-feet seam

Knight, Samuel, 19 Nov 1890, aged 55, Pit carpenter, Crushed between haulage rope and sheave while changing one of the brasses after the day shift finished. He had neglected to inform the engineman of what he wanted to do and the haulage was put in motion for the night shift

Launchbury, Alfred, 26 Jun 1904, (accident: 23 Jun 1904, 5.15 a.m.), aged 23, Signalman, A journey of full trams had been left overnight at a junction, and at the end of the night shift, two trams were let down from the shaft for the purpose of coupling up with the journey. After the accident, deceased was found with his head caught between the first of the two trams and the stationary journey. It was his duty to signal to the engine-man when to stop the journey. No signal was, however, received, and the trams stopped owing to the journey being in their way. Deceased had lost the power of speech, but was able to walk out. He died in three days

Lewis, E., 13 Oct 1875, aged 36, Sinker, Killed by prop striking him whilst engaged in taking down roof for arching

Lewis, James, 29 Nov 1878, aged 28, Haulier, Killed by fall of roof

Lewis, Morgan, 19 Mar 1890, aged 35, Rope smith, Squeezed between haulage rope and sheave when passing from the engine house to main road. It was not the proper road

Lewis, William, 30 Jun 1900, 2.45 a.m., aged 57, Repairer, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 10 ft. x 8 ft. x 6 ft. thick, while clearing a fall at mouth of stall road. Nine feet seam

Massey, Charles, 17 Mar 1885, aged 16, Collier, Fall of coal

Metcalf, Thomas, 07 Sep 1871, aged 30, Sinker, Killed by a stone falling from side of shaft [More information ...]

Morgan, Samuel, 07 May 1909, (accident: 21 Apr 1909), aged 39, Master haulier, Deceased injured himself in dislodging a horse from an empty tram into which it had jumped. He died from spinal meningitis on May 7th

Morris, W., 21 Jun 1873, aged 27, Sinker, Killed by falling down pit

Mytton, Frank, 06 Aug 1903, 3 p.m., aged 13, Collier Boy, Fall of side. At face, coal, 3 ft. by 2 ft. by 18 ins. thick, fell from off a "face" slip. One sprag was discharged, according to the evidence of the collier in charge. Seven feet seam

Nathan, Levi, 06 Nov 1879, aged 53, Collier, Killed by fall of stone

Oliver, Thomas, 08 Jan 1902, 8.30 a.m., aged 22, Ripper, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 7¼ ft. by 4¼ ft. by 2 ft. thick, which the deceased were barring down, fell suddenly, and they failed to get out of the way. Four feet seam [More information ...]

Owen, Henry, 10 Apr 1890, aged 18, Night haulier, Kicked on the head and chest by a horse while taking it out for the night shift

Owen, Morris, 18 Aug 1925, (accident: 09 Apr 1925), aged 14, Collier, Crushed by trams. Died 18th Aug

Owen, Owen, 05 Sep 1906, 2 p.m., aged 13, Collier boy, An empty tram had been tumbled on its side, between the road and the gob of a stall, to allow the full tram to pass out. As the full tram was passing, it struck the empty one, pushed it forward, and crushed deceased against an arm. The lad had only worked five weeks underground, and had not seen the operation carried out before, so was unaware of the dangerous position he had taken. The collier in charge should have seen that he was in a safe place, and that there was sufficient room for the tram to pass

Owen, William, 01 Sep 1886, aged 34, Prop taker, Fall of roof from a slip which was known of

Pearce, Owen, 09 Jul 1908, aged 17, Shackler, Deceased was, with other men, illegally riding on the shackles of the last journey along the Jubilee engine-plane, when, owing probably to two men in addition to the rider jumping on to the chain at the tail end of the journey, the "spring dog" or safety shackle, connecting the tail rope with the "barhook" at the back of the journey, opened, with the result that it ran wild down a gradient of 1 in 12, and deceased, falling between the trams, was run over by several and fatally injured. The road was in excellent condition, and well provided with manholes, and the "spring-dog," as it it called, could not possibly have opened of its own accord. The cotter must have been kicked out, and the big link forced back by the feet of one of the men who were riding on the chain. It was very difficult to get any direct evidence that deceased was on the journey, but it is known indirectly that he was

Phillips, David, 22 Mar 1897, aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof at face, a stone fell upon while he was being got free another fall occurred and killed him spot. Nine feet seam

Piggott, Owen, 01 May 1901, aged 51, Stables Limer, Run over by empty journey while passing. A man shouted to him to turn into a manhole, but he took no notice, and was run over close by a manhole, an electric light was near

Price, D., 23 Sep 1872, aged 38, Sinker, Killed by fall of timber while working at bottom of shaft

Price, Evan, 26 Feb 1887, aged 68, Wasteman, While clearing a place for an airway through the gob a flat stone fell upon him from the roof

Prowse, Samuel, 10 Apr 1911, aged 35, Collier, Fall of side at working face. A slip of coal fell on him, either through the failure of a sprag or because it was accidentally knocked out

Reading, William, 14 Feb 1909, (accident: 30 Nov 1908), aged 35, Haulier, Deceased was injured by a horse falling on him. He worked intermittently for a few weeks, but complained of internal pains. He did not resume work after Christmas, and died from peritonitis on February 14th, 1909

Rees, David, 23 May 1885, aged 12, Door boy, Crushed by trams

Rees, Evan, 06 Feb 1887, (accident: 31 Jan 1887), aged 41, Collier, Fall of a wedge shaped stone from roof of stall between two cogs. One prop was below the stone. Died 6th February

Rees, John, 16 May 1881, aged 19, Collier, Falling out of bucket when descending shaft

Rees, John, 14 Feb 1887, (accident: 11 Feb 1887), aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof at face of a hard heading; roof bastard clift and fierclay with slips, and not timbered close to face. Died 14th February

Rees, John, 17 Aug 1908, aged 21, Collier, Deceased was helping his neighbour, a collier named Fletcher, to lower an empty tram to the face of his road, which owing to a fault, was dipping 12 inches per yard. The full tram had been pulled up from the face by means of a compressed air hauling engine, the empty in the meantime having been left in a shunt or parting at the top of the brow. They pulled the empty out of the shunt on to the main road, and deceased was holding it in position for Fletcher to attach a hemp rope, two turns of which were passed round a post, to the outer end of the drawbar, when the tram overpowered deceased, ran him down the steep place and reached the face. Undoubtedly a sprag should have been used, and an error of judgment was made by both men

Rees, Rueben, 17 Nov 1910, aged 16, Collier, Crushed by trams drawn by horse at longwall face through tram jumping off rails

Rees, Samuel, 05 Nov 1904, 9 a.m., aged 15, Shackler, Fall of roof. On road, cliff. 4 ft. by 4 ft. by 9 ins. thick, fell on him. It was quite unsupported. Nine feet seam

Rees, William, 17 Jul 1909, (accident: 08 Jul 1909), aged 13, Collier boy, Fall of side. Deceased died on 17th July, from septic pneumonia nine days after receiving what was considered to be a slight injury, caused by the falling of a small piece of coal off the face

Roberts, Hugh, 18 Apr 1902, (accident: 04 Apr 1902, 8 p.m.), aged 30, Assistant repairer, A loaded, tram which had been standing at the top of a dip heading, started to run down as a horse was being attached to it. Deceased stood on one side, but the end of the axle lacerated the calf of his leg. Traumatic delirium set in, and he died of exhaustion on April 18th

Roberts, John, 09 Jan 1902, 11 p.m., aged 45, Fireman, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 1 ft. by 6 ins. by 3 ins. thick, fell on his head while he was examining a fall that was being cleared. Nine feet seam

Rogers, William, 05 May 1906, (accident: 25 Apr 1906, 9.30 a.m.), aged 75, Master Wasteman, Fall of roof. On road, deceased had been sent for to assist in getting a wasteman from under a fall of roof, and while so engaged, a piece of coal from the roof fell and struck him on his back. He died on May 5th

Rolls, W., 29 Oct 1875, Carpenter, Killed by arch falling on them [More information ...]

Skinner, Walter, 25 Apr 1914, aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof at face when pulling down coal. The stone fell out from a smooth top

Smith, Frederick, 08 Oct 1903, 2.45 p.m., aged 23, Collier, At face, coal (roof), 3 ft. by 2½ ft. by 1½ ft. thick, fell from between two slants, and between a prop and the face. Nine feet seam

Sullivan, William, 18 Jan 1924, 9.35 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 23, Shackler, He was probably riding on the rope in front of a set of four trams of coal, travelling at the rate of about two miles per hour, up a drift with a gradient of 1 in 6 at the steepest part, when he slipped, was run over by the first tram and killed. Riding was prohibited. Oil flame safety lamps used

Sussex, Edwin, 02 Jul 1890, aged 20, Collier, Fall of roof (clift, 9ft long next coal face) from between two slants which met. Props on each end of fall and gob wall 4 to 5ft. back. 4fl. seam, 5ft. 4ins. thick. Longwall

Taylor, Ernest, 26 Jun 1924, 3.30 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 40, Collier, He was bringing a large lump of coal towards the tram, when a portion of the top coal, forming the rippings, fell, discharging a post set under it, and also a sprag set against the face of it. He was caught by the fall and received such injuries that he died a few hours later. Oil flame safety lamp used

Thomas, George, 06 Nov 1890, aged 14, Assistant wasteman, Fall of roof (clod, 13ft. x 4ft. x 2ft.) between face and gob wall. Five props discharged. The fall took place between two slants which were visible. 4ft. seam, 5ft. thick. Longwall [More information ...]

White, William, 28 Nov 1905, 10 a.m., aged 34, Labourer, Fall of roof. Owing to the breaking of a collar, in a stall in which deceased was unloading rubbish, a fall took place, and he was buried by 20 or 30 tons of crushed black shale, which, smothered him. Three pairs of timber were displaced, and the vacancy left by the fall measured 12½ ft by 11½ ft by 6½ ft. Nine feet seam

Williams, Griffith, 09 May 1907, 7.30 a.m., aged 33, Assistant Repairer, Fall of side. On road, fireclay, 7 ft. by 2 ft. by 42 ins. thick, fell off the side of a road, where room was being made for an arch

Williams, J., 28 Sep 1900, 10 a.m., aged 59, Road cleaner, Found injured and unconscious on engine plane, having evidently been ran over by empty journey. Died before reaching the surface

Williams, John, 27 Oct 1908, (accident: 16 Oct 1908), aged 18, Collier, At face, deceased, while breaking up a lump of coal in a stall in the Nine feet seam, was struck by a piece of roof coal, 2 feet by 1 foot 6 inches by 12 inches thick, under which his master intended setting a post as soon as deceased had cleared the fallen coal from under it. He died from internal haemorrhage, probably from base of skull, in 11 days

Williams, Samuel, 31 Mar 1913, (accident: 15 Mar 1913), aged 59, Coal Cleaner, He was crushed between two wagons of coal as he attempted to go between the buffers. He died March 31st, 1913

Williams, William, 30 Sep 1907, 9.30 a.m., aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 4 ft. by 2 ft. by 18 ins. thick, part of the "rippings," fell and killed him. It was quite unsupported. Seven-feet seam

Wooten, Frederick, 09 Aug 1902, 8 a.m., aged 18, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 13 ft. by 6 ft. by 22 ins. thick. A collier was ripping on his stall road close to the heading, and when he succeeded in getting a piece down, a fall occurred on the heading which killed deceased and injured another collier. There was a vertical joint on each side, and a slip at one end. Two props had been taken out to get the roof down in the stall. Four feet seam