Nantmelyn Colliery

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Bevan, W., 30 Mar 1870, aged 26, Collier, Killed by fall of stone

Bowen, John, 10 Jul 1878, aged 51, Labourer, Killed by carriage whilst crossing pit bottom

Davies, David, 06 Jul 1867, aged 23, Labourer, Killed by a fall of stone

Davies, Thomas, 13 Mar 1889, aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof (cliff) 17ft. long, from 1 to 6ft. while and 3½ft. thick in middle at face from between a smooth slip close to and in line with face and another slip near gob wall which was from 3 to 6ft. back. He had just worked off an 18 inch face slip of coal and had no props beneath the stone which fell although the slips were visible in the rippings on the road. Gorllwyn seam. 3ft. thick. Long wall

Davies, Watkin, 19 May 1886, aged 19, Labourer, While engaged with another man repairing or setting a coupling the collar or crown tree fell on him

Davies, William, 26 May 1881, aged 14, Haulier's assistant, Run over by a loaded tram

Davis, Robert, 07 Aug 1878, aged 17, Collier, Killed by fall of roof

Dean, John, 12 Nov 1895, aged 32, Collier, Fall of clift 15ft long 6 to 9ft wide 12 to 19in. thick at face of heading (road end) in Bute seam. Rib of coal on one side and gob cogs and road posts on other side but nothing supporting the intermediate roof [More information ...]

Edwards, Arthur, 10 May 1880, aged 17, Door boy, Fall of roof

Evans, Morgan, 28 Nov 1884, aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof

Evans, Samuel, 29 Jul 1890, aged 20, Collier, Fall of roof clift, 12ft. x 3ft. (in middle) from between two slips running obliquely across face. One prop discharged. Gob wall 4ft. back. Stall had stood idle for a week and deceased was passing through it on the way to his own stall. 7 foot seam. Longwall

Francis, Enoch, 28 Sep 1868, aged 21, Haulier, Killed by trams

Griffiths, W., 31 Aug 1870, aged 32, Collier, Killed by fall of roof

Jones, S., 08 Feb 1869, aged 21, Collier, Killed by a fall of stone

Lewis, Benjamin, 09 Oct 1873, Repairer, Killed by fall of roof

Lloyd, Aaron, 11 Mar 1873, Haulier, Killed by fall of roof

Loveridge, William, 27 Sep 1894, aged 31, Ripper, Fall of roof on main level in Seven feet seam. Deceased and a labourer had been packing an arch and while standing under some timbers at one end of it four pairs gave way and a heavy fall of roof came upon them killing deceased and injuring the other man

Nicholas, David, 11 Aug 1891, aged 36, Night fireman, Fell out of cage while descending the shaft

Powell, Jason, 17 Jul 1891, aged 25, Collier, Fall of face slip of top coal which was spragged with an iron rail while holing below it. It broke off at a false slip

Reynolds, T., 05 Feb 1869, aged 50, Labourer, Killed by a fall of stone

Thomas, B., 26 Dec 1876, aged 15, Collier, Killed by fall of stone

Thomas, David, 06 Jan 1881, aged 15, Collier's boy, Fall of roof

Voss, James, 17 Dec 1869, aged 14, Door boy, Fall of roof

Welsh, Thomas, 25 Oct 1889, aged 15, Collier's boy, Fall of roof (cliff) 6ft. long 18ins. wide and 12ins. thick from between a roll and a smooth break close to face. This portion was not supported although from this point along the face the roll had been taken down to the break and the face spragged. Yard seam 3ft. 7ins. thick. Long wall

Williams, W. S., 12 Nov 1895, aged 23, Collier, Fall of clift 15ft long 6 to 9ft wide 12 to 19in. thick at face of heading (road end) in Bute seam. Rib of coal on one side and gob cogs and road posts on other side but nothing supporting the intermediate roof [More information ...]