Penallta Colliery

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Andrews, Clifford, 22 Jul 1914, aged 17, Shackler, As he was moving trams at the pit bottom he was crushed between one which got derailed and another standing on a parallel road

Coward, Harold C., 18 Apr 1928, (accident: 11 Apr 1928), aged 17, Assistant Collier, Fall of stone. Died 18th Apr

Davies, Arthur, 12 Jan 1925, (accident: 10 Jan 1925), aged 50, Masons labourer, Crushed by trams. Died 12th

Davies, David, 28 Mar 1925, (accident: 24 Mar 1925), aged 51, Haulier, Crushed between full and empty tram when horse kicked pointers. Died of scepticemia 28th

Evans, David, 25 Feb 1913, aged 55, Mason Contractor, Three trams of rubbish standing on an incline road, on a "skotch," were bumped into by a set which had come down to pick them up. The "skotch" got displaced and they ran away and struck the men working 90 yards below. Two other persons were injured [More information ...]

Greedy, Henry, 28 Nov 1914, aged 47, Repairer, When walking along the slum road at the side of the cage he slipped and fell through the fence on to the sump boards and was killed by the descending cage

Harris, David Thomas, 28 Jan 1924, 8.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 48, Collier, He was working in a seam 7 ft. 3 ins. thick, and was putting down a pair of rails to the face when the two upper beds of the seam to a thickness of 4 ft., with 4 ins. of clod, broke over a sprag set against the coal. He was caught by the fall and died shortly afterwards. Electric safety lamp used

Hough, John, 30 Jul 1910, aged 33, Repairer, Fall of roof on a road where it had been enlarged for building arching

Hughes, William Roger, 26 May 1914, aged 35, Fireman, Fall of roof at the face of a working place as he was making an examination of the place. The man who worked in the stall was also injured

Jeffries, Theo., 15 Dec 1913, aged 30, Timberman, Fall of roof on roadway. A large stone fell from the roof and knocked out some timber and staging adjoining ; he was killed by the fall, two others receiving injuries [More information ...]

Jones, George, 26 Jun 1912, aged 19, Collier Boy, Fall of roof at working race. While filling coal into his tram, a small portion of the end of the rippings fell upon him. No injuries were apparent and it is thought he died from heart failure following the shock

Jones, Thomas Rhondda, 13 Nov 1911, aged 41, Collier, Fall of side at working face. While watching his mate wedging some coal down in a disturbed heading, it fell and caught him

Jones, William John, 18 Dec 1924, (accident: 06 Nov 1924, 12.30 p.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 23, Rider, A journey of 15 empty trams was being lowered down a dip, with a gradient of 1 in 8. A horse is provided to pull the trams in at a level portion of the road, but on this occasion, instead of using the horse, he got in front of the trams to pull at the first tram. He slipped on one of the iron sleepers, and the first three trams ran over him. He died from his injuries on the 18th December. Electric safety lamp used

Lewis, Frank, 25 Feb 1913, aged 34, Mason's Labourer, Three trams of rubbish standing on an incline road, on a "skotch," were bumped into by a set which had come down to pick them up. The "skotch" got displaced and they ran away and struck the men working 90 yards below. Two other persons were injured [More information ...]

Lewis, William, 13 Mar 1913, (accident: 26 Feb 1913), aged 43, Overman, Two journeys of trams accidentally met at a point where he was giving a signal. He was crushed between the trams and the side of the road. Died March 7th, 1913

Lundy, Patrick, 11 Feb 1909, aged 30, Sinker, A heavy "bowk" was lowered violently on deceased by the winding engineman, who had mistaken his position in the shaft. The engine was provided with a proper indicator and was found to be in perfect order after the accident. The accident can only be attributed to a fit of abstraction on the part of the winder, who had not been allowed to wind since. He was 50 years old and had been a winder for over 30 years [More information ...]

McKay, Charles, 01 Dec 1912, aged 26, Labourer, Fall of roof on Main Level. As he was clearing rubbish from a fall, a further fall occurred and killed him on the spot

Morgan, Morgan, 16 Mar 1864, aged 13, Collier, Fall of stone from roof

Owen, Henry David, 03 Jun 1912, (accident: 21 May 1912), aged 40, Collier, Crushed by a runaway tram. He died as a result of his injuries on June 3rd, 1912

Phillips, William, 07 Jan 1908, aged 17, Fitter, Deceased and two other men were replacing the motor-shaft of the overhead electric travelling crane in the engine house. Richards was seated on a plank waiting to receive the end of the shaft when he was joined by Phillips. Directly the latter got on the plank it broke in the middle, and they were precipitated to the floor, a distance of 50 feet. The plank which was 10 feet long 9 inches wide and 3 inches thick, rested on the two gantry rails, which were 7 feet apart, the actual unsupported span being 6 feet 9 inches. It had been kept up at the crane for some months, and had supported two men only a few days before. The fracture showed no sign of having existed for some time, the surfaces being quite clean and free from dry rot. That the mere weight of the two men broke such a good looking plank is incredible, it must have been severely strained some time previously. All witnesses agreed that it was not strained on the day of the accident, and no one could remember a previous strain [More information ...]

Price, Henry Thomas, 01 Jul 1924, 1.0 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 26, Rider, A journey, consisting of empty trams and trolleys loaded with timber, was signalled off from a passbye by a wireman, while the rider stood at the front end of the journey. After the former had travelled about a yard the rider shouted to signal a stop, which the wireman obeyed, and at that instant the rider was seen to jump back, but was caught by a heavy fall, which buried him. Three pairs of timbers were discharged and the middle collar rested on Price's shoulder. He died from his injuries the same day. Probably the first trolley was off the road when it started off, and struck the timber. Electric safety lamp used

Richards, Richard, 07 Jan 1908, aged 22, Fitter, Deceased and two other men were replacing the motor-shaft of the overhead electric travelling crane in the engine house. Richards was seated on a plank waiting to receive the end of the shaft when he was joined by Phillips. Directly the latter got on the plank it broke in the middle, and they were precipitated to the floor, a distance of 50 feet. The plank which was 10 feet long 9 inches wide and 3 inches thick, rested on the two gantry rails, which were 7 feet apart, the actual unsupported span being 6 feet 9 inches. It had been kept up at the crane for some months, and had supported two men only a few days before. The fracture showed no sign of having existed for some time, the surfaces being quite clean and free from dry rot. That the mere weight of the two men broke such a good looking plank is incredible, it must have been severely strained some time previously. All witnesses agreed that it was not strained on the day of the accident, and no one could remember a previous strain [More information ...]

Rossiter, Job, 29 Jun 1910, aged 25, Hardgroundman, He received a shock from a lighting cable, the insulation of which was defective, while removing a portable lamp from the face of a heading, the lamp and cables being such as were used for ordinary fixed lighting

Runciman, Charles, 06 Oct 1913, aged 20, Labourer, He was descending, with 19 others, in a cage. It appears that before the cage reached the pit bottom, one of the men raised the cage fence, and the deceased, who was slightly leaning against it, fell out and was killed

Sinclair, Thomas, 11 Feb 1909, aged 39, Sinkers, A heavy "bowk" was lowered violently on deceased by the winding engineman, who had mistaken his position in the shaft. The engine was provided with a proper indicator and was found to be in perfect order after the accident. The accident can only be attributed to a fit of abstraction on the part of the winder, who had not been allowed to wind since. He was 50 years old and had been a winder for over 30 years [More information ...]

Steele, Francis, 12 Sep 1907, 7.30 a.m., aged 28, Sinker, Deceased was on a walling-stage for the purpose of watching a water barrel passing up through a square opening in it. After several barrels had passed up, one caught the stage and lifted it up, and deceased fell off it into the water and was drowned

Taylor, Thomas, 20 Dec 1913, aged 63, Oiler, As he was oiling pointers on a surface siding, he failed to observe an approaching engine ; he was run over and killed

Williams, John Henry, 19 Aug 1914, (accident: 07 Oct 1913), aged 27, Timberman, He appears to have strained himself when lifting a tram. He died on 10th August, 1914