Penrhyn Quarry (Slate)

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Claridge, George, 01 Nov 1895, aged 54, Rubbish clearer, Neglected to go inside a shelter at blasting time and was struck on the head by a stone projected by a shot fired with blasting gelatine at a distance of 60 yd from him. Killed on the spot

Davies, Griffith, 12 Dec 1904, aged 52, Slate-getter, A loose stone from a heap fell and killed him

Edwards, Joseph Edward, 29 May 1914, aged 25, Slate-getter, A dry-wall embankment on the gallery above, which was being removed, suddenly collapsed, and portions of it struck Evans, inflicting injuries to which he succumbed in a few hours. Three other men were injured, one of them seriously, by the falling stones

Evans, John, 02 Dec 1903, aged 48, Slate-getter, While he was at work on the ground, a stone weighing about 2 cwt. fell upon him from a height of about 15 yards. He died in a few minutes

Griffith, Richard, 01 Nov 1915, aged 50, Quarryman, Killed by a fall of rock

Griffith, Rowland, 10 Apr 1895, aged 63, Slate getter, He was in the act of wedging off a block of slate when a piece fell and killed him by its blow or by knocking him off the ledge on which he was standing and precipitating him to the floor below a distance of 45 feet. Died almost immediately

Hughes, John, 20 Sep 1915, aged 40, Quarry labourer, Stone fell on him. Died from shock

Humphreys, Owen, 28 Apr 1902, aged 68, Roadman, He fell into a sump 10 feet deep, at the bottom of a shaft, and fractured his skull. He died on the following month

Jones, Arthur Trevor, 16 Nov 1911, aged 34, Quarryman, While at work on a ledge a piece of rock weighing about seven cwt. fell from immediately behind him and killed him on the spot

Jones, Griffith, 12 Jul 1900, aged 69, Slate-getter, While he was loading a waggon, a block of slate weighing about 3 tons fell on to him from a height of 15 yards. Instantly killed

Jones, Griffith, 05 Jul 1913, (accident: 03 Jul 1913), aged 43, Platelayer, An iron rail, which he and another man were trying to straighten, slipped and struck him on the abdomen. He died on the 5th

Jones, Griffith C., 15 Dec 1917, aged 55, Quarryman, Killed by a fall of rock

Jones, John, 07 Feb 1848, Quarryman, Fell down shaft [More information ...]

Jones, John, 25 Dec 1917, (accident: 20 Dec 1917), aged 65, Rockman, Injured his side against rock. Died 25th

Jones, Richard, 27 Aug 1895, aged 43, Slate getter, Fell 38 ft. from a ledge while getting down loose rock with a crowbar. Died same day

Jones, Robert, 02 Nov 1895, aged 45, Slate getter, While he was removing some slabs produced at the edge of a tramway along one of the galleries the pole supporting the slab slipped away unexpectedly and he overbalanced himself. He fell to the next gallery a distance of 54ft and was killed on the spot

Jones, Robert, 28 Jul 1910, (accident: 06 Jul 1910), aged 44, Slate-getter, He injured his little finger in loading a waggon. Tetanus set in and he died on the 28th

Jones, Thomas, 03 Nov 1864, Quarryman, Killed instantly by a fall of rock

Jones, William G., 08 Feb 1909, aged 38, Quarryman, A waggon which he and his mates had loaded turned on to him and killed him

Jones, William G., 23 Mar 1927, aged 35, Quarryman, Carried down with stones and debris

Morris, Owen, 15 Oct 1902, (accident: 13 Oct 1902), aged 62, Slate-getter, A large slab of slate, weighing about 3 tons, unexpectedly fell; part of it caught Morris and inflicted terrible injuries, which terminated fatally on the 15th

Mycock, Robert J., 30 Nov 1910, aged 31, Quarryman, He slipped and fell while working on a heap of rubbish. He was caught between two blocks of stone and died in a few hours

Owens, Richard, 19 Nov 1927, aged 50, Rock driller, Killed by a fall of ground 130ft above where he was suspended

Parry, Thomas, 17 Sep 1908, (accident: 08 Sep 1908), aged 32, Labourer, A large piece of rock fell, and in running out of its way he fell and was caught by a portion of it. Died of blood poisoning on the 17th

Parry, William, 16 Jan 1900, aged 16, Gleaner, While having charge of a "sled" (trolley), he was descending a vertical shaft in a cage, he and the "sled" fell out of the cage to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of 40 yards. Killed on the spot. The lad had put a chain in front of the wheels before commencing the descent, and he must, while descending, have removed it with the intention of saving a few seconds at the bottom

Pritchard, Ellis, 23 Apr 1923, aged 50, Quarryman, Rope broke and he fell to bottom of shaft

Pritchard, John, 14 Apr 1905, aged 33, Slate-getter, A stone thrown down by a man sloping old rubbish heaps on a gallery above rolled over the edge and struck him on the head

Roberts, Llewelyn, 28 Jan 1899, (accident: 25 Jan 1899), aged 22, Labourer, A loaded waggon pushed between the legs of a so-called "crane" struck a block of slate which was suspended in it. The "crane," which had been badly erected, together with the stone, fell on to Roberts, who died of his injuries 3 days after

Roberts, Robert G., 11 Mar 1895, aged 38, Quarryman, He fell 50ft. from a ledge upon which he was working and was killed on the spot. He was subject to fits and no doubt fell while in a fit

Roberts, Thomas, 30 Apr 1895, (accident: 29 Apr 1895), aged 64, Foreman platelayer, Thomas Roberts and Griffith Jones were standing talking upon a short bridge crossed by two lines of rails and failed to notice the approach of a waggon of slate rubbish which another man was tramming. In spite of his shouts they did not move. Roberts was knocked over the side of the bridge and fell 17ft. receiving fatal injures he died on the following day. Griffith Jones was thrown on to the line and was disabled six days [More information ...]

Roberts, Thomas, 11 Feb 1910, aged 57, Slate-getter, As he was looking over the edge of a gallery he took hold of the wrong end of his suspending rope ands fell to the gallery below, a depth of 60 feet

Roberts, William, 15 Apr 1899, (accident: 20 Mar 1899), aged 61, Quarryman, While he was prizing off some rock with a crowbar, a large block fell upon him and fractured his pelvis. He died on the 15th April

Roberts, William, 31 Jan 1907, aged 38, Slate-getter, He was caught by a portion of a fall of rock. Killed on the spot

Williams, David, 19 Aug 1896, aged 37, Quarryman, Fall of a block of slate dislodged by men 80 or 90 feet above him who could not see him and who, after inquiries had reason to believe that no one was in the way. The deceased had deliberately gone a long way from his working place to the spot where the accident happened. No one should have been working there at all at the time. Died very soon after the accident

Williams, Elias, 28 May 1904, aged 48, Slate-getter, Whilst descending the working face with the aid of his suspending rope he slipped off a ledge and fell to a depth of about 18 yards. Died shortly after

Williams, Hugh, 16 Apr 1913, aged 41, Labourer, A loaded wagon, which he and his mate were taking from their working place to the main tramway, turned over and crushed him. He succumbed to his injuries two hours later

Williams, John, 06 Nov 1864, Quarryman, Killed by a fall of rock whilst suspended on a rope

Williams, John, 06 May 1925, aged 35, Quarryman, Crushed under crane

Williams, John G., 01 Feb 1909, aged 59, Slate-getter, A stone weighing about a cwt. fell from a place a foot above him, and struck him on the head. Killed instantaneously

Williams, Owen, 06 Mar 1907, aged 62, Slate-getter, He was crushed between the drum and winding rope of a self-acting inclined plane. Killed on the spot

Williams, Richard E., 03 Oct 1905, aged 43, Slate-getter, In spite of warning, the deceased returned to his working place, while another man was throwing down stones, from a gallery above him. He was struck by a stone and killed on the spot

Williams, Robert S., 15 Feb 1926, aged 48, Quarryman, Crushed by fall of rock

Williams, Thomas, 22 Oct 1914, aged 24, Slate-getter, Deceased passed immediately underneath an overhanging rock which had been blasted a few minutes previously, without having first examined the place to see if it was safe. A block weighing about 10 cwts. fell on to him

Williams, William John, 13 Jan 1928, aged 53, Quarryman, Killed falling from ledge when rock gave way

Williams, William Pierce, 28 Apr 1913, (accident: 10 Apr 1913), aged 43, Labourer, He went without instructions or permission to work to a place known to be dangerous. A stone fell on to him and inflicted injuries which terminated fatally on the 28th

Wood, Williiam, 22 Feb 1928, aged 26, Inclineman, Killed by runaway tubs owing to breakage of coupling rope