North Dunraven Levels

Bowen, Thomas, 06 Aug 1891, aged 50, Fireman, Fell out of cage while descending the cage having caught a spike which fastened one of the "fang guides" [More information ...]

Buckland, William, 05 Jan 1887, aged 24, Hitcher, Crushed by cage descending on him at pit bottom. It was not known whether he had been attempting to cross or had fallen in

Davies, David, 26 Jan 1887, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof which he was preparing to blast

Dobbs, Henry, 29 Jul 1899, aged 41, Collier, Explosion of cotton powder and compressed powder, while charging a hole, in the rock bottom of No. 2 Rhondda seam. Evidence showed that a wooden rammer was being used. Probably deceased unlawfully forcing the gunpowder cartridges into a hole too small for them. The gunpowder was being used as a primer for the cotton powder

Evans, John, 06 Oct 1886, aged 27, Collier, Fall of stone when a new stall was being commenced off a main heading. It apparently was due to a brump from general weighting

Evans, W. R., 09 Sep 1889, aged 15, Collier's boy, Fall of side (clod) 6ft. long 10ft. thick which had been left overhanging but not spragged while deceased was filling coal from below it and the collier 6yds. away. Two Feet Nine seam, 3ft. thick. Long wall

Hargreaves, John, 19 Oct 1906, 7 a.m., aged 29, Collier, Deceased was said to have got into an empty journey that had just been drawn up to the top of an incline, to throw out some tools which he had put in, when the journey is said to have moved on, and he fell under one of the trams. It is more likely that he had ridden up in one of the trams, and that, in jumping out before the journey stopped, he fell and was run over

Hicks, David, 07 Mar 1885, aged 51, Haulier, Fell under trams on surface

Jones, Thomas, 14 Jun 1887, aged 48, Collier, While assisting timbermen to put in some double timbers a fall of roof occurred. On main road 2 feet 9 inches seam

Morris, Gower, 02 Aug 1887, aged 18, Rider, Crushed between side of road and trams on engine plane, the trams having gone off the rails

Owen, John, 15 Apr 1911, (accident: 15 Apr 1910), aged 51, Collier, Fall of roof at working face, causing slight injuries to head. Died 16th January, 1911. Death attributed to exhaustion following on a damaged nerve of the temple

Rees, David, 10 Oct 1886, aged 49, Flueman, On Sunday going down to his work fell out of cage. The engineman felt nothing unusual and everything was found in working order when subsequently examined

Saxon, William, 27 Aug 1891, aged 20, Haulier, Run over by tram. He was taking some rails inbye and it was thought one of them slipped causing the horse to start too quickly

Smith, Frederick, 06 Aug 1891, aged 39, Ripper, Fell out of cage while descending the cage having caught a spike which fastened one of the "fang guides" [More information ...]

Thomas, James, 18 Jan 1889, aged 18, Collier, Fall of roof (12½ft. x 6ft. x 3ft thick) on road 5ft. 3ins. high and 6ft. wide while passing with horse and tram of rubbish. Three or four pairs of timbers had been crushed out. The tram was found on the rails

Thomas, John S., 02 Sep 1891, aged 13, Collier's boy, Fall of face slip of top coal and "bast," 7ft. in length while filling coal-box. Gorllwyn seam 3ft. thick. Long wall

Thomas, W., 24 Nov 1883, aged 23, Collier, Fall of roof

Walters, John, 22 Jan 1892, aged 18, Collier, Fall of roof at face inside timbers 5ft. from face ; a "bell" stone, 5ft. x 3½ft.

Williams, John, 24 Jun 1888, aged 27, Engineman, Fall of roof on engine plane