Onllwyn Colliery

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Benians, Samuel, 26 Mar 1908, aged 32, Assistant repairer, Fall of roof. On road while repairing ; a stone 6 feet, by 4 feet, by 13 inches in thickness fell while a piece of the side was being chipped away. Three pairs of timbers had been cut down, leaving 19 feet in length of the roof unsupported. A safer plan would have been to repair the roadway in shorter lengths. Nine Feet Seam. Safety lamps

Betterson, Charles, 14 Jan 1902, 5 p.m., aged 48, Collier, Struck by a runaway "journey" on engine-plane, rising 1 in 3, owing to the breaking of a shackle. The bar-hook had been lost on the way out [More information ...]

Davies, John. R., 18 Jan 1896, aged 15, Colliers' boy, Run over on engine plane while riding contrary to regulations

Davies, William Rees, 09 Jun 1896, aged 40, Rider, Run over by journey having fallen off owing to journey leaving the rails at a curve

Edwards, J. M., 02 Jul 1898, aged 24, Labourer, He had been sent to a certain place for stone tools and on returning appeared to have missed his road and strayed into an abandoned heading where he was found suffocated. He had passed a brattice sheet closed at the bottom two sets of cross-timbers (danger marks) and travelled over several yards of fallen roadway

Evans, David, 12 Sep 1905, aged 40, Hard-ground man, While about to fire two shots in the face of a stone drift, one shot exploded before he lit the second, and he was killed by the flying debris

Griffiths, David, 07 Dec 1925, aged 35, Undermanager, Horse taking tram which jumped rails and struck him inflicting fatal injuries

Howells, M., 11 Sep 1900, 10 a.m., aged 22, Collier, Fall of side. At face, coal, 10 ft. x 3 ft. x 3 ft. 10 ins. thick, off a "false slip." One sprag was crushed out. A heavy "pounce" was heard at the time. Nine feet seam

Ingram, Evan, 23 Apr 1909, aged 39, Haulier, Fall of roof. On road.; while taking a tram laden with stones into a stall road, it became detailed on a curve at the entrance, and struck against an "arm" supporting a square framing of timbers which supported the roof. The framing collapsed, and caused a large quantity of broken coal and soft black shale to fall from the roof upon the men. They were both dead when extricated. Nine Feet Seam. Safety lamps. [More information ...]

Jones, John, 21 Aug 1854, aged 28, Collier, Fall of stone in level

Jones, John Lovatt, 03 Feb 1913, (accident: 01 Feb 1913), aged 30, Haulier, His tram having got off the rails, three men were assisting him to put it on, when the horse started, crushing deceased between the tram and the floor. He was severely injured about the spine and died on February 3rd, 1913

Jones, William, 04 Apr 1925, aged 23, Night hitcher, Walking up main dip in front of journey and somehow journey went over him — found dead by fireman

Lewis, Rees, 19 Apr 1907, aged 52, Collier, Fall of roof. At face. While cutting coal at the face of a recently opened stall, a stone from a shale roof averaging 7 ft. by 3 ft. 6 ins., and tapering in thickness from 1 ft. 3 ins. to nothing, fell upon him, and killed him. One prop was said to have been discharged. Brass Vein. Naked lights

Lewis, Thomas, 10 Feb 1900, 1.15 a.m., aged 50, Assistant repairer, Fall of roof. On road, struck on the head by a piece of cliff-quar, 3½ ft. x 2 ft. x 6 ins. thick, while making room for double timbers at a place where a fall had occurred. Brass seam

Llewellyn, David, 19 Aug 1927, aged 55, Mimer, Fall of stone at face — skull crushed

Lloyd, David, 14 Jan 1902, 5 p.m., aged 20, Collier, Struck by a runaway "journey" on engine-plane, rising 1 in 3, owing to the breaking of a shackle. The bar-hook had been lost on the way out [More information ...]

Marsh, John, 11 Sep 1928, aged 46, Haulier, Empty journey standing at stop block was released before haulage rope was attached [More information ...]

Morgan, John, 10 May 1875, Collier, Killed by fall of coal

Rees, David, 22 Apr 1884, aged 42, Overman, Fall of roof

Roberts, John, 03 Jun 1906, (accident: 29 May 1906), aged 54, Labourer, While on the top of a waggon which he was about to unload, he slipped, and fell to the ground, causing such injuries to the spine that he died on June 3rd

Tantrum, Frederick, 08 Dec 1887, aged 39, Tripper, Jammed between waggons while shifting them at screens

Taylor, Herry, 30 Sep 1912, (accident: 24 Sep 1912), aged 23, Assistant Repairer, An assistant repairer was sent from a shot, about to be fired, to prevent anyone approaching. After the shot was fired he was found injured under the shot. Why he returned was not ascertained. He died on 30th September, 1912

Thomas, Thomas, 05 Dec 1928, (accident: 27 Nov 1928), aged 46, Miner, Scratched right thumb with a stone — septic poisoning. Died 5th Dec

Unknown, -, 11 Jan 1876, Blacksmith, Killed by an explosion of steam blowing a piece of iron violently against deceased, whilst engaged in repairing a small piston

Ward, S., 16 Jan 1926, aged 45, Ripper, Handling stone for building wall which scratched his hand - septic poisoning. Died 16th Jan

Waring, George, 23 Apr 1909, aged 35, Haulier, Fall of roof. On road.; while taking a tram laden with stones into a stall road, it became detailed on a curve at the entrance, and struck against an "arm" supporting a square framing of timbers which supported the roof. The framing collapsed, and caused a large quantity of broken coal and soft black shale to fall from the roof upon the men. They were both dead when extricated. Nine Feet Seam. Safety lamps. [More information ...]

Watkins, Jonah, 30 Mar 1904, 7.30 a.m., aged 23, Collier, Fall of roof. On road ; while passing in to work, a fall took place at a "parting," and he was buried beneanth the stone and the timber framing which had supported it

Williams, John, 19 Aug 1903, aged 19, Collier, A charge of compressed powder, ignited by means of a patent squib, exploded prematurely, and deceased was struck by some of the debris