Plaspower Colliery

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Brookes, John, 07 Jan 1909, aged 32, Collier, When holing under the main coal, a fall of coal came upon him from a slip, in the bottom coal, his sprags having been set too high

Brown, Joseph, 19 Mar 1906, aged 50, Ostler, Inspection made and inquest attended. When leading a horse attached to four tubs of manure, he appears to have lost his light and stumbled and fell ; two of the tubs ran over him and he was fatally injured

Carrington, Robert, 18 Apr 1910, aged 67, Byman, When going down the slant haulage dip the deceased got fatally crushed by two runaway tubs, through the clip coming loose

Charles, Robert, 03 Sep 1904, aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof. Inspection made and inquest attended. They were engaged working the coal with a downthrow fault, when a large fall of roof occurred between slips, capping five props, and crushing the deceased. It was advised at the inquiry, that the roof should be packed near the fault to make it more secure [More information ...]

Cheers, John, 03 Sep 1904, aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof. Inspection made and inquest attended. They were engaged working the coal with a downthrow fault, when a large fall of roof occurred between slips, capping five props, and crushing the deceased. It was advised at the inquiry, that the roof should be packed near the fault to make it more secure [More information ...]

Cheers, Samuel, 08 Jun 1898, aged 36, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. A fall of roof occurred from a slip crossing the drawing road capping a bar and crushing the deceased. The roadway was barred about every four feet

Davies, David, 09 Feb 1910, aged 53, Collier, When engaged clearing a fall of roof in a roadway, and repairing same, a stone fell upon deceased

Davies, David Rees, 03 Jul 1915, aged 35, Byeman, Caught on back by small stone

Davies, Robert, 08 Aug 1906, (accident: 03 Feb 1906), aged 45, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. While he was holing under the coal, a triangular piece of coal rolled upon him off the face from a slip, between the two sprags, set about 4 feet apart. He succumbed to the injuries received August 8, 1906

Davies, Thomas, 16 Mar 1903, aged 36, Night byman, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were repairing a downbrow, when a large fall of roof occurred upon them, capping some new bars, which they had set. The props supporting the bars on one side were resting on the coal side, which appears to have given way owing to the great weight of roof on the bars [More information ...]

Davies, William, 15 Feb 1894, aged 28, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. While engaged holing the clod over the main coal, a fall of coal took place between two slips, capping two props and crushing the deceased. The fireman had noticed the slip crossing, and had warned them to secure the roof

Edwards, Hugh, 11 Nov 1880, aged 44, Carpenter, Fell from the top of a roof which he was erecting over the pit bank, on to the iron plates

Edwards, Peter, 10 Aug 1888, aged 38, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was knocking out his last sprag and foolishly stood in front of the coal which falling suddenly against a prop knocked it out and against deceased killing him on the spot

Edwards, Robert, 26 Nov 1914, aged 41, Collier, While capping a sprag set against the coal face, a fall of roof 4 inches thick occurred and fatally injured him. The fall measured 9 feet by 4 feet by 3 feet, and came from between two slips running parallel with the coal face where they were working out pillars in the Main Coal Seam

Evans, Abel, 21 Dec 1934, aged 16, by trucks

Evans, Thomas, 28 Oct 1915, aged 18, Hooker on, Coupling link snapped and he was crushed between tubs

Griffiths, John Owen, 20 Feb 1931, aged 68, Collier

Henry, John, 05 Mar 1900, aged 36, Assistant Banksman, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased, after pushing two empty tubs into the cage, was said to have shouted "Right," and the head banksman pulled back the lever for the catches on which the cage rested, and the engine-man started to lower, when the deceased got crushed. He appeared to have missed putting the catch right to prevent the tubs coming out, when he got caught by the descending cage before he was able to manage it

Holmes, John James, 09 Mar 1929, (accident: 28 Dec 1928), aged 19, Surface hand, Internal injuries while lifting tub 28th Dec. 1928. Died this day

Hooson, William, 17 Jan 1902, aged 42, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged barring coal down in the Brassey seam, which was about 7 feet in thickness, when more coal came than expected from a slip, which fatally injured him. The coal had loosened by a shot previously fired

Hughes, Edward, 23 Aug 1921, aged 24, Filler, Killed by a fall of roof

Hughes, Isaac, 14 Jun 1899, aged 29, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased had capped the sprags, after holing the coal, and when engaged filling the coal that fell, another piece of coal rolled off a slip upon him

Hughes, John, 22 Jul 1895, aged 54, Byman, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged enlarging the main road and while in the act of getting the clod down from above the coal it came upon him before he could clear himself

Hughes, William, 16 Aug 1887, aged 42, Collier, Inspection made. The deceased was pulling some loose coal from the face when it suddenly fell over and caught him before he could get away

James, Edward, 23 Nov 1915, (accident: 15 Nov 1915), aged 58, Stoker, Caught between buffers. Died 23rd

Jones, Edward, 13 Sep 1920, aged 29, Contractor, Struck by runaways. Died Dec

Jones, Ellis, 14 Dec 1898, aged 40, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were working a ribbing in the main coal seam on the upper side of where there had been a break in the roof leaving the bind coal above them which gave way to the edge of the break capping two props and burying the deceased

Jones, Enoch, 12 Jan 1884, aged 21, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. These men, who were in charge of a fireman, were engaged at night to liberate some gas which had collected in consequence of a fall in the air road, and for that purpose had driven a new road. When they cut through they continued working in the gas, and were after a time overpowered. The fireman, although close at hand, appeared to have left the men entirely to their own devices, and appeared throughout to have acted with the greatest carelessness [More information ...]

Jones, John Llewellyn, 22 Jun 1917, aged 45, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Jones, John Owen, 03 Jan 1883, aged 16, Coal cleaner, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was lowering a truck down from the screens and stepped back on to the other line of rails to see whether it was far enough, and he was knocked down by the locomotive passing at the time. The driver, who was the father of the deceased, said that he whistled when about 30 yards away, but that the deceased stepped back just as the engine was passing. It is supposed that he did not hear the approach of the engine in consequence of the noise made by the coal falling into the waggons from the screens

Jones, John Owen, 24 Jan 1931, killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Jones, John Thomas, 31 Mar 1929, (accident: 21 Mar 1929), aged 30, Collier, Injury to liver by fall of side. Died 31st

Jones, Joseph, 12 Jan 1884, aged 30, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. These men, who were in charge of a fireman, were engaged at night to liberate some gas which had collected in consequence of a fall in the air road, and for that purpose had driven a new road. When they cut through they continued working in the gas, and were after a time overpowered. The fireman, although close at hand, appeared to have left the men entirely to their own devices, and appeared throughout to have acted with the greatest carelessness [More information ...]

Jones, Joseph, 19 Apr 1904, aged 35, Collier, Fall of side. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged drawing coal down off the face, when it fell with some clod above, fatally injuring him

Jones, Peter, 14 Aug 1881, aged 35, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was engaged in enlarging an airway, and when in the act of pulling some loose coal from the side when a piece of clod fell on him. He should have set a prop under the clod before touching the coal

Jones, Robert, 06 Feb 1890, aged 60, Collier, Inspection made. Deceased failed to get all his coal down and recommenced holing without setting a sprag when the coal fell upon him

Jones, Robert, 08 Oct 1897, aged 31, Byeman, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged at bottom of the jig and got crushed by a runaway journey of four full tubs caused by the jig rope breaking. A hole 1½ins. been bored through the prop which was eight inches thick through which the bolt was passed to secure the pulley to prop, at which place the prop broke. Cause, want of efficient machinery

Jones, Samuel, 07 May 1878, aged 42, Navvy, Smothered by a sudden fall of earth from side of new railway cutting

Jones, Thomas, 27 Jul 1927, (accident: 18 Jul 1927), aged 29, Fitter, Tubs became derailed — head struck by rope. Died 27th

Jones, Thomas J., 13 Sep 1909, aged 46, Collier, When engaged working at the coal face, at a step fault, a fall of roof occurred upon them, from between two slips, capping a prop [More information ...]

Jones, William J., 13 Sep 1909, aged 22, Filler, When engaged working at the coal face, at a step fault, a fall of roof occurred upon them, from between two slips, capping a prop [More information ...]

Lea, Frank, 24 Jan 1931, aged 36, killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Lewis, John, 24 Jan 1931, aged 67, killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

Lloyd, Jonathan, 15 Nov 1916, aged 26, Collier, Killed by a fall of stone

Lloyd, Richard, 12 Sep 1898, (accident: 04 Sep 1898), aged 40, Byman, Inquiry made. He was engaged with others rolling a pulley from the bottom to the hauling engine when the pulley got overbalanced and fell striking the deceased. He succumbed to the injuries received at the infirmary on the 12th

Matthews, John, 04 Jan 1881, aged 17, Waggoner, Inquest attended. The horse was passing the deceased when some part of the gearing caught in a hook attached to a lifting belt which he had round his waist, and he was thrown against the horse, which became frightened and bolted, dragging the boy after him

Parry, Edward, 31 Jan 1889, aged 17, Waggoner, Inspection made and inquest attended. A small piece of stone fell from between the bars and caught deceased on the head as he was uncoupling some tubs in the shunt. The bars were 3 feet apart

Roberts, David, 23 May 1902, aged 26, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was in the act of drawing coal down off the face, when a stone fell upon him from between three slips in the roof ; the coal he was getting down liberated a slip running with the coal face. The props were set about four feet apart

Roberts, John, 22 Apr 1890, aged 49, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Whilst drawing a sprag he stood in front of the coal which caught him as it fell and knocked him against the pack breaking his spine

Roberts, Maurice, 04 Jun 1913, (accident: 12 Nov 1912), aged 17, Waggoner, The deceased was leading a horse along an underground air-road when it stumbled and caused him to fall and injure his head against the side of the roadway. He subsequently underwent an operation at the Northern Hospital, Liverpool, on 11th May, and died on 4th June, 1913

Roberts, Mesach, 12 Jun 1900, aged 40, Night Overman, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was examining the roof with his walking stick in the main haulage road, to see if it required barring when a slab of stone, four yards in length, fell upon him. This roadway was barred in the majority of places, but at the point of accident there was a space of forty feet unbarred

Roberts, Thomas Pryce, 28 Sep 1914, aged 16, Haulage boy, When engaged lashing on full tubs at the foot of the main incline, he was struck by empty tubs which had become uncoupled, and run away from about 30 yards higher up the brow

Roberts, William, 16 Mar 1903, aged 39, Night byman, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were repairing a downbrow, when a large fall of roof occurred upon them, capping some new bars, which they had set. The props supporting the bars on one side were resting on the coal side, which appears to have given way owing to the great weight of roof on the bars [More information ...]

Roberts, William, 28 Apr 1915, aged 59, Byeman, Killed by a fall of side

Roberts, William, 18 Jul 1916, aged 53, Collier, Internal injuries caused by fall or roof

Rogers, Enoch, 07 Dec 1895, aged 32, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was capping a prop in the waste under the bind coal. The fireman had marked the roof for two props to be set before knocking the other out and had warned him but he appears to have set about knocking the prop out when the coal came upon him before he could clear himself

Rogers, Robert, 24 May 1901, (accident: 21 May 1901), aged 62, Byman, Inspection made and inquest attended. He had knocked out a brattice prop, set under the roof and against the top portion of the side, when a stone gave way from the side over a sprag, crushing the deceased against an iron tub. He succumbed to the injuries received on the 24th inst.

Smulboord, Robert, 05 Nov 1883, aged 30, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was engaged was cutting top coal, when a heavy fall took place from a "slip," knocking out the props

Williams, Jesse, 15 Sep 1881, aged 18, Jigger, Inspection made and inquest attended. In going down the incline the journey got off the rails. Deceased pinned the brake down, and went to assist in getting them right. He did not notice that some of the tubs had become uncoupled, and when he had lifted the last tob on the road by means of a belt and chain which he wore round his waist, they ran away, dragging him after them

Williams, John, 12 Aug 1895, (accident: 08 Jul 1895), aged 67, Byeman, Inquiry made. He was knocking a prop out from under a bar which he had previously set when a stone fell upon him from the roof causing internal injuries to which he succumbed Aug. 12th, 1895

Wolsley, Thomas, 30 Jul 1895, aged 27, Collier, Inspection made. He was working a wide place (Wicket) when the roof fell from between two slips over his drawing road. The road was propped but not barred