Pwllfaron Colliery

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Baker, David, 30 Jan 1899, aged 14, Collier boy, Crushed between a tram and a prop while assisting to lift the tram on to the road

Barnaby, Walter, 06 Jun 1905, aged 19, Labourer, Fall of roof. On road (a double-parting) ; while removing a "bridge" during the weekend, a portion of roof, about 20 ft. square and 2½ ft. thick, fell suddenly, and three out of the six men engaged were buried by the fall. The roof had not been timbered where the fall occurred [More information ...]

Billen, Frederick, 10 Nov 1906, aged 18, Collier, Fall of roof. On road at face. A fall of roof measuring 29 ft., by 8 ft., by 2 ft. 5 ins., in thickness in the centre, tapering to nothing at the sides, broke away suddenly at a "slant." There was no timber set under any part of it, the maximum fixed at this mine being 7 ft. Nine Feet Seam

Davies, Richard, 13 Aug 1901, aged 16, Pump Boy, While riding down the slant on an empty journey, they were overtaken by a runaway empty tram from the surface, and injured so severely that they both died [More information ...]

Evans, William, 05 Mar 1852, aged 13, Driver, Clift fell from roof

Howells, Idris, 31 Mar 1910, aged 16, Lampman's Assistant, His apron saturated with oil caught fire at the grate in the lamproom and he was fatally burned

Jenkins, Jenkin J., 06 Jun 1905, aged 44, Bratticeman, Fall of roof. On road (a double-parting) ; while removing a "bridge" during the weekend, a portion of roof, about 20 ft. square and 2½ ft. thick, fell suddenly, and three out of the six men engaged were buried by the fall. The roof had not been timbered where the fall occurred [More information ...]

Jones, Edward, 30 Jan 1905, aged 37, Rider, Crushed between a rail — a "sStricker" — at a height of 4 ft 10 ins. from the ground, and a tram in front of which, he was riding. The rail had been fixed on the night previous, to prevent it was said, trams loaded over that height passing up the slant, on which there were some rather low collars, owing to a "squeeze"

Jones, J., 21 Sep 1868, aged 44, Collier, Killed by a fall of coal

Jones, Joseph James, 01 Nov 1905, aged 24, Roadman, Run over by a tram "running wild" down the main slant, owing so a shackle-pin coming out

Morgan, Evan R., 06 Jun 1905, aged 34, Collier, Fall of roof. On road (a double-parting) ; while removing a "bridge" during the weekend, a portion of roof, about 20 ft. square and 2½ ft. thick, fell suddenly, and three out of the six men engaged were buried by the fall. The roof had not been timbered where the fall occurred [More information ...]

Morgan, Lewis, 30 Apr 1926, (accident: 26 Apr 1926), aged 56, Collier, Cropping top coal when it broke away to a false slip and pinned him against tram - fractured ankle. Died 30th

Morgan, William, 13 Aug 1901, aged 20, Rider, While riding down the slant on an empty journey, they were overtaken by a runaway empty tram from the surface, and injured so severely that they both died [More information ...]

Morgan, William, 29 Apr 1927, aged 46, Collier, Standing a post when stone gave way pinning him against arm of timber. Died later

Richards, T., 16 Sep 1868, aged 40, Collier, Killed by a fall of coal

Richards, T. W., 15 Jul 1929, aged 18, Colliers helper, Filling coal when piece fell and pinned him

Thomas, John, 24 Nov 1911, aged 48, Fireman, While walking up an incline, 24 inches per yard, he slipped and rolled for 30 yards. When picked up he was dead

Williams, David Thomas, 20 Aug 1907, aged 32, Rider, While riding on the front tram of a train of 14 empty trams, the first tram left the rails and tipped up when going round a very sharp curve. The rider was picked up on the outer side of the curve badly injured, and died in 20 minutes. There were no check rails round the curve