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Bray, James Thomas, 01 Mar 1913, aged 25, Collier, Fall of side at working face. He was killed by a fall of coal and clod which burst out from the face of the roadway. The ground fell from two hidden slips

Brooks, John, 19 Oct 1887, (accident: 01 Oct 1887), aged 32, Labourer, Fall of roof in rubbish stall while stowing rubbish. Died 19th October

Chedzoy, Henry, 17 Mar 1886, aged 24, Collier, Fall of stone

Chewins, Thomas, 24 Jun 1896, (accident: 11 Feb 1896), aged 48, Collier, Cage in which he and 11 others struck a stage at a mid landing in shaft. Died 24th June. (Ten others more or less injured.) [More information ...]

Chiney, B. W., 28 Sep 1904, 7 p.m., aged 21, Rubbish-tipper, Deceased was illegally riding up to the rubbish-tip on a journey when he either fell off or was knocked off by a framing across the road. This framing carries a sheave, to prevent the rope from swinging, as there is an undulation in the road

Cross, John, 27 Jun 1896, aged 32, Pitman, Crushed by machinery while oiling the bearings of shafting in workshops while the machinery was in motion

Davies, David, 06 Aug 1897, aged 30, Assistant repairer, Fall of roof on road while sitting down to dinner, two pairs of double timber, 4ft. apart were broken down by the fall. Four feet seam

Davies, David, 31 Jan 1901, aged 47, Hard Heading Foreman, Killed by explosion of carbonite which had missed fire on the previous day, while unramming it

Davies, George, 25 Jan 1894, (accident: 15 Jan 1894), aged 30, Wagonman, Died on 25th January 1894 from injuries received while crossing between two waggons at weigh bridge

Davies, Jessie Samuel, 04 Dec 1901, aged 21, Haulier, Run over by a loaded tram he was taking out to a double parting. He was found under the tram quite dead about 25 yards from where he started. He may have fallen off the "gun"

Davies, John H., 28 Jun 1901, aged 19, Haulier, Crushed between tram and door frame by his horse moving forward suddenly

Davies, Jonah, 24 Sep 1896, (accident: 27 May 1896), aged 28, Haulier, Died on 24th September from injuries to spine having slipped his foot and fallen under in empty tram

Davies, Thomas, 19 Jul 1889, aged 39, Repairer, Deceased and another man were sent by the night fireman to double some timbers at end of a double parting where he had noticed the roof on work a broken collar and another bent. While looking at the place before beginning a large fall occurred crushing out 5 pairs of double timbers 2ft. apart and burying him. 4-ft. seam. Long wall

Davies, William, 23 Jan 1891, aged 39, Rope examiner, Deceased had just gone out of engine room and appeared to be crossing shaft siding when he was knocked down by the first of three trams which the hitcher was bringing forward. Siding well lighted with electric glow lamps

Davis, James, 26 Jun 1888, aged 29, Haulier, Fall of roof discharging three pairs of double timbers on a double parting which was being lengthened [More information ...]

Edwards, David, 26 Oct 1912, aged 60, Collier, Crushed between a full tram and the side of a double parting road

Edwards, Levi Illtyd, 19 Dec 1929, aged 19, Assistant timberman, Opening up roadway when roof fell and killed him

Evans, Andrew, 10 Oct 1902, (accident: 22 May 1902, 12 noon), aged 39, Roadman, Fall of roof. A journey of trams was standing on a parting, and as the road dipped outwards about 4 inches per yard, a chain, fastened to an arm, was used to hold the journey. At the request of a haulier deceased tried, but failed, to unfasten the chain when the journey was pulled in. The arm was pulled out, and the collar, lags, and some rubbish fell on deceased. He died on October 10th from peritonitis and pneumonia. Bute seam

Evans, D. Handle, 04 Oct 1890, aged 15, Lamp boy, Crushed between the crank and flywheel of a small engine which he had started without authority

Evans, Evan, 17 Jan 1890, aged 29, Haulier, Jammed between a tram of rubbish which had left the rails and the arm of a pair of timbers where there was only 9ins. of clearance. There was plenty of room on other side of road

Evans, George, 05 Apr 1903, (accident: 16 Mar 1903, 1.15 p.m.), aged 31, Crane engine-man, Deceased was the driver of a travelling steam crane used for tipping trams of rubbish. When picking up a heavy tram of rubbish, the crane, with its trolley, overbalanced, and fell down the rubbish tip. Two clamps are said to have been used to fasten the trolley to the rails. It appears doubtful to me whether the clamps were fixed or not; a chain, supplied as an additional safeguard, certainly was not. Deceased died on 5th April

Evans, Howell, 12 Feb 1902, 4.30 p.m., aged 18, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 2½ ft. by 1¼ ft. by 8 ins. thick, fell from a height of 13 ft. The seam was disturbed at that point by an overlap. Bute seam

Evans, John, 05 May 1909, (accident: 22 May 1908), aged 61, Repairer, Fall of side. On road, cliff, 4 feet by 2½ feet by 5 feet thick, fell on him from the side as he was clearing fallen stones. He died on 5th May, 1909, and death was attributed to heart disease accelerated by the accident

Evans, John W., 27 Jan 1903, 10 a.m., aged 22, Collier, Fall of side. At face, coal, 10 ft. by 4 ft. 9 ins. by 22 ins. thick, from under which deceased had worked the bottom-coal, but had not put in props to support it, fell from between two "slips," which met at the top of the seam. Bute seam

Evans, Richard, 14 May 1896, aged 40, Collier, Fall at face, clod, 3ft. x 2ft x 4in thick. No. 3 seam

Fine, Samuel, 02 Sep 1911, aged 35, Collier, While walking out a journey of full trams overtook and killed him

Ford, W., 06 Jan 1899, aged 40, Hitcher, He was either crossing through the shaft or he leaned too far towards the cage as it descended and was struck on the head by it

Gameston, Sidney, 22 Jan 1901, aged 20, Haulier, Run over by loaded trams on a slight gradient where he was hauling rubbish

Goll, Peter, 08 Oct 1912, aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof on roadway. In taking out some timber on heading, he was using a bar for the purpose, when a ball of ironstone slid down the bar and struck him in stomach, causing fatal injuries

Griffiths, Griffith, 13 Jul 1913, (accident: 12 Jul 1913), aged 15, Assistant Collier, As he was proceeding to his work he was kicked and fatally injured by a horse. He died the following day

Griffiths, Thomas, 22 Jun 1885, aged 54, Collier, Fall of coal

Hector, Albert, 22 Sep 1903, 1 p.m., aged 23, Collier, At face, cliff, 15 ft. by 3 ft. by 15 ins. thick, fell from between two diagonal "slips." The roof was damp, and the "slips" clayey. A row of props was standing 3½ ft. from the coal. Abergorki seam

Howells, Evan, 10 Aug 1907, (accident: 09 Aug 1907, 8 p.m.), aged 39, Fireman, Deceased, who was waiting in a lodge at the bottom of No. 3 (Upcast) pit, heard some signals from the surface which were not understood by the hitchers. He got into the carriage and ordered the hitchers to signal him to the top. As the cage neared the surface it was stopped by a signal received from the shaft, how or by whom given has not been ascertained. He was held in the shaft near the boxing, which was on fire, for a minute or so, when he was brought to bank owing to screams heard by the banksman. He was burnt so badly that he died on the following day. The fire was very sudden and intense, and the knocking heard by deceased was the banksman's warning for all at the shaft bottom to stand clear. The latter should never have allowed a man to be wound through the shaft under the circumstances, but should have written a message on the upper carriage and sent it down. Immediately deceased reached the surface, six of the eight guide ropes, followed by the winding rope, fell down the pit. The cause of the fire has not been satisfactorily explained, neither has the signal to stop the carriage

Howells, Job, 26 Oct 1892, 9.40 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 21, Hitcher, Fall of roof (rock) at face, extending 12ft. back. No timbers stood in it

Hughes, John, 26 Feb 1898, aged 29, Haulier, Crushed by cage descending upon while attempting to cross the shaft bottom instead of passing through the proper travelling road. Breach of Special Rules

Hughes, Richard, 02 Sep 1893, (accident: 25 Aug 1893), aged 40, Tipper, Crushed between trams while tipping at screens. Died 2nd. Sept

Hyde, Arthur, 25 Apr 1903, (accident: 21 Apr 1903, 3.30 p.m.), aged 25, Labourer, Knocked down by a runaway tram. He was cleaning the incline leading to the rubbish tip, when two empty trams, which were part of a journey being let down, got free, ran down, and broke deceased's arm. On the fourth day gangrene set in and his arm was amputated, but he died from general blood poisoning. The shackle pin by some means got knocked out

James, Ivor, 17 Jun 1911, aged 23, Repairer, Fall of side on road while repairing

James, Thomas, 16 Jan 1924, 8.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 24, Collier, He was unloading a tram of rubbish on his roadway, near the coal face, when a portion of the roof fell from an unseen slip and from a false parting above. He was so badly injured by the fall that he died shortly afterwards. Oil flame safety lamp used

Jeremiah, Joseph, 30 Jan 1906, 1 p.m., aged 59, Cogman, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 13 ft. by 6 ft. by 3 ft. thick, fell as he was taking out a cog which had supported one end of the stone. He was very experienced at taking out timber, and it is difficult to understand why he had not found out that the stone had "given," and taken precautions. Four-feet seam

Jones, D. W., 23 Jun 1910, aged 44, Collier, Fall of side at working face

Jones, David, 26 Apr 1906, 12.35 p.m., aged 14, Collier boy, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 4½ ft. by 2 ft. 10 ins. by 27 ins. thick, fell and knocked deceased against the tram, so splitting his skull. The stone that fell was part of the rippings, and was bounded by slips or joints. It was unsupported. Bute seam

Jones, David, 25 May 1909, aged 36, Rider, Deceased was riding out on the 2nd shackle of a journey of 12 full trams on a roadway 10½ feet wide and 7 feet 9 inches high. He was run over by 10 trams and must have slipped off the shackle

Jones, Edward, 20 Apr 1914, aged 49, Waggonman, He was found dead by the side of two wagons which he had been letting down the siding ; the last wheel of the second wagon having passed over his head, it is thought that he slipped and fell underneath as he was trying to "brake" it

Jones, Esiah, 24 Mar 1885, aged 43, Hitcher, Stone fell down pit

Jones, Evan, 26 Jun 1888, aged 27, Repairer, Fall of roof discharging three pairs of double timbers on a double parting which was being lengthened [More information ...]

Jones, H. K., 18 Oct 1910, aged 46, Repairer, Fall of roof and side on a road during repairs. They were timbering under a hole 14 feet high and had set 3 pairs of timber when several tons of roof and side fell on to the timbers and knocked them out and crushed deceased

Jones, James, 16 Sep 1895, aged 30, Haulier, Fall of roof on a double parting in New seam. Six pairs of timbers in a length of 16ft and width 15ft gave way suddenly

Jones, John, 06 Mar 1887, (accident: 04 Jan 1887), aged 52, Collier, A small stone from the roof struck him on the head while clearing a fall. Longwall. Died 6th March

Jones, John, 23 Jun 1905, 3 a.m., aged 57, Labourer, As a full tram was being hauled by a horse up a gradient of 4 inches per yard, the pin of the "gun" got jerked out, and the tram ran back and crushed deceased against an empty tram. The full tram had, a short time before, been off the rails, and in putting it on, the pin very likely got shifted, and the haulier did not notice it. The barhook at the end of the tram did not act for some time, and when it did it was too late. One leg was so badly smashed that it had to be amputated. Deceased died immediately after the operation, never having recovered consciousness after the administration of the antesthetic

Jones, John, 03 Apr 1908, aged 24, Assistant repairer, A tram laden with cliff had been sent up, and another full tram had been put in the cage by the hitcher and deceased, who was acting as assistant hitcher, when a piece of cliff, 3 lbs. in weight, fell from the recently landed cage, struck deceased on the head and killed him. The space between the "penthouse" and the cage on the west side, through which the stone fell, was 16 inches, while that on the opposite side was 6 inches. The larger space was left for convenience in getting long props down. The space has since been reduced to 6 inches

Jones, John A., 23 Jan 1892, 1.45 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 33, Hitcher, Cage descended upon him as he was crossing shaft bottom

Jones, Joseph, 18 Aug 1903, 1 p.m., aged 47, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 6 ft. by 3 ft. by 27 ins. thick. Deceased was turning a stall off a heading on which 27 ins. of roof had been ripped. As he worked the coal away, he set up props under the roof, but did not set sprags against the edge created by the ripping, consequently the stone overbalanced the props and fell on deceased. Turning stalls off a heading, in which the roof has been ripped, is always attended with great danger, as the roof has one side free, therefore care should be taken to sprag it. Six feet seam

Jones, Josiah D., 06 Mar 1912, (accident: 02 Feb 1912), aged 24, Collier, In raising a lump of coal, he crushed his finger between it and the tram. He died on March 6th, 1912, from blood poisoning as a result of the accident

Jones, Moses, 25 Feb 1911, aged 38, Collier, Fall of roof at working place. A stone, 11 feet by 5 feet by 2½ feet thick, bounded by slips fell on him. The roof should have been better supported

Jones, R., 05 Oct 1883, aged 30, Collier, Fall of coal

Jones, Rees, 23 Nov 1891, (accident: 18 Nov 1891), aged 34, Repairer, Struck on the head by a stone (about 1lb. weight) while clearing a fall. He worked to end of shift and walked home. Died 23rd November; Four-feet seam. Long wall

Jones, Rees, 02 Nov 1925, (accident: 31 Oct 1925), aged 36, Haulier, Man in charge of traffic in slants was taking train of empties down to exchange for spake but trams were derailed. When rerailed they decided to travel down in train when pin came out and they ran back. Died 2nd Nov [More information ...]

Jones, Robert, 01 Apr 1906, (accident: 31 Mar 1906, 1.50 p.m.), aged 35, Fireman, Deceased was illegally riding on the last shackle of a journey of coal, and in jumping off before it came to a stand he fell backwards under the trams. He died the next day

Jones, Thomas, 25 May 1897, (accident: 04 May 1897), aged 25, Assistant timberman, Fall of roof on main road, a small stone fell from a height of thirteen feet while retimbering the spot. Died from injury to the head May 25th

Jones, William, 09 Jan 1888, (accident: 14 Dec 1887), aged 50, Collier, Fall of slip of coal. He had been told by the fireman to sprag the coal but did not do so. Died 9th January

Jones, William E., 26 Aug 1913, aged 38, Assistant Repairer, Fall of roof on haulage road. As he was clearing rubbish from the side of a double parting, some timber gave way, letting down a fall upon him

Joshua, John, 22 Oct 1901, aged 50, Waterman, Struck by a "journey" while attending to the watering sprays. It is supposed he was looking for some tools, which he expected, in the trams as they were passing, and was accidentally caught by them

Levell, James, 25 Feb 1898, aged 58, Pumpman, Ruptured and died twelve days afterwards. He was helping a haulier to push some full trams when he injured himself but did not call in a doctor until the second day after accident

Lewis, Edwin, 10 Apr 1903, 1.45 p.m., aged 14, Collier-boy, His coat got twisted round the haulage rope, as he was making his way out to the shaft, and he was drawn about 200 yards. A lad, who was with him, said that the rope knocked them down, and that deceased became fast to it. The rope rose about 3 feet, and it was thought that the two boys had been sitting on it riding out, but how the clothes became twisted round the rope I cannot imagine. There were no broken wires ; it was practically a new rope

Lowe, William, 24 Nov 1914, aged 36, Night Haulier, He was run over and killed by a tram as he was walking along between it and the horse owing to his accidentally falling in front of the wheel as he was reaching for a sprag

May, Henry, 27 Jun 1914, aged 15, Crane Driver, He was found on the boiler road siding, run over by an empty train of trucks. He had been to the office for his wages and was returning to his work when the accident happened

Morgan, Isaac, 12 Nov 1883, aged 55, Collier, Fall of coal

Morgan, J. B., 22 May 1899, (accident: 15 Apr 1899), aged 29, Haulier, Kicked by a horse, which he was following up a drift on his way out after finishing his shift. Died from fracture of skull on 22nd May

Morgans, James, 07 Oct 1896, aged 40, Collier, In attempting to step on the cage at mid-landing before the cage was drawn to the side he fell through the opening 12 to 14 inches wide

Moss, Charles, 10 Jul 1899, aged 34, Haulier, Fell off "gun," and was crushed by tram

Nicholls, Richard, 29 Nov 1900, 10.30 a.m., aged 57, Labourer, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 10 ft. x 4 ft. x 9 ins. thick, fell suddenly while he was barring down a stone. Upper seam

Parcell, John, 10 Feb 1909, aged 32, Collier, Deceased, when hurrying in to work, walked into an outgoing journey of full trams and was run over. He had been warned of the approach of the journey. It was a bright day and he probably had not allowed himself time to get his "pit eyes"

Payne, Thomas, 20 Sep 1905, 8.20 a.m., aged 34, Assistant Hitcher, Deceased was severely injured by the cage descending on him. There were three other men at the shaft bottom at the time, but neither could, or would, say how deceased got on to the sump planks. I expect he was crossing through the shaft

Rees, Charles, 27 Feb 1899, (accident: 17 Feb 1899), aged 20, Collier, [Fall of roof] At face (road end), strong bastard fireclay, 11 ft. x 4 ft. x 3 ft. thick, while drawing out a prop to get the roof down. Died 27th February. New seam

Rees, John, 09 Sep 1897, aged 30, Collier, While ascending in cage containing eleven persons he fell out

Rees, William, 26 Jan 1912, aged 19, Assistant Collier, Fall of side at working face. A piece of clod burst out from between the two coals and fell upon deceased as he was filling a curling box with coal

Smith, F. J., 18 Nov 1897, aged 16, Collier, Crushed by the upsetting of loaded trams which had run away owing to the breaking of a shackle, on a gradient of 35 inches per yard. Four other persons were more or less seriously injured

Smith, Walter, 13 Aug 1914, aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof at working face. A large wedged-shaped stone fell out from a break in the roof and killed him

Stone, Aaron, 01 Dec 1905, 12 noon, aged 26, Haulier, A full tram was being let down a steep stall by means of a chain passed round a pulley attached to a post at the face of the stall. After the full tram passed the empty, which was "tumbled" on the side of the road, the latter was put back on the road and attached to the other end of the chain. When the horse started pulling at the full tram the post came out, the empty tram ran back and crushed deceased against the side

Stone, Joseph, 16 Dec 1896, aged 45, Platelayer, Ran over by waggon having been struck down by a sprag with which he was attempting to sprag a wheel

Taylor, John, 12 Aug 1913, aged 51, Labourer, Owing to the breaking of a shackle pin, the empty journey ran wild into a double parting ; before he could find refuge he was caught by the trams and killed

Thatcher, Robert, 01 Mar 1907, 4 p.m., aged 48, Roadman, Deceased was run over and killed by a journey of coal on a road of ample dimensions and well provided with manholes. It is probable that he had lost his light, and was caught while making for a manhole. The position of his cap and strap showed that his body was dragged along for 76 yards. He had worked on this road for 16 years

Thomas, David, 04 Apr 1901, aged 30, Haulier, Fall of roof. On road, double parting in Six feet seam. Fall 18½ ft. long, 13 ft. wide, 8 ft. thick. Ten pairs of timbers being discharged [More information ...]

Thomas, Ephraim, 17 Jan 1896, (accident: 26 Aug 1895), aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof 7ft. x 2½ft x 1ft thick at face one prop discharged, Two feet nine seam. Died from injuries 17th January, 1896

Thomas, Louisa, 19 Feb 1886, aged 22, Oil girl, Killed by tram running wild down incline

Thomas, Owen, 30 Aug 1890, aged 34, Repairer, Fall of roof on a parting where they were renewing the timbers They had cut through two arms and were cutting the third when the fall occurred. 4ft. seam. Longwall

Thomas, Thomas, 05 Feb 1883, aged 15, Door boy, Fell under trams

Thomas, Thomas, 09 Aug 1890, aged 21, Assistant repairer, Fall of roof discharging two pairs of timbers on main road. Repairers were at work within 7 yds. knocking out timbers to raise the road and seven pairs of timbers were between them and the fall

Thomas, W., 01 May 1900, (accident: 21 Apr 1900, 12.30 p.m.), aged 53, Collier, Fall of side. At face, top coal, 15 ins. thick, and overhanging 15 ins., fell for a length of 6½ ft. Breach of General Rule 22. Died 1st May. Four feet seam

Treherne, John, 11 Sep 1887, (accident: 22 Jul 1887), aged 35, Collier, While barring down a slip of coal a block or roof 7 feet x 3½ feet x 16 inches thick followed the fall of coal. The stone fell from two slips at right angles and broke off at props on the other two sides. Four feet seam. Long wall. Died 11th September

Walters, William, 15 Mar 1887, aged 47, Collier, Fall of roof between face and nearest props which were 2 feet back. Six-feet seam. Long wall

Weaver, James, 02 Sep 1887, aged 41, Labourer, Crushed by a tram against pack-wall. Died 2nd September

Whippie, William, 27 Apr 1912, (accident: 26 Apr 1912), aged 26, Waggonman, He fell in front of a coal wagon, he was lowering on a siding, through a brake stick breaking. He died the following day

Whiting, H. A., 09 Mar 1910, aged 29, Labourer, Run over by journey of trams leaving a parting ; he slipped and fell and was run over

Williams, Thomas, 13 Nov 1894, aged 59, Assistant roadsman, Fall of roof on engine plane in Four feet seam. He and another roadman had finished clearing a fall where the journey had knocked out two pair of timbers when three more collars gave way with the backing upon them killing deceased and injured the other man

Williams, William, 04 Apr 1901, aged 40, Haulier, Fall of roof. On road, double parting in Six feet seam. Fall 18½ ft. long, 13 ft. wide, 8 ft. thick. Ten pairs of timbers being discharged [More information ...]