South Wales Colliery

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Aaron, Abednego, 15 Oct 1892, aged 13, Door boy, Crushed between side of roadway and a tram drawn by a horse. It was travelling with the haulier instead of being stationed at the door which he had to attend to. This is a very undesirable practice as the hauliers make the boys do a great deal of their own work. The coroners jury condemned the practice and the manager promised to have it stopped

Aaron, W., 04 Nov 1883, (accident: 30 Oct 1883), aged 39, Collier, Injured by a fall of coal, and died th 4th November

Adams, George, 24 May 1912, aged 25, Hitcher, While deceased was in the cage helping to get a full tram to run in, which had jammed, the cage went up and he was pushed out and fell into the sump. The engine man appears to have worked his engine without a proper signal

Alcock, John, 11 Jul 1895, aged 33, Timberman, While clearing a large fall on the main haulage road and making room for timbers a small stone fell from the roof and fractured his skull death resulting in nine hours

Andrews, John, 21 Nov 1908, aged 31, Labourer, Crushed in cog wheels of washing machine. There appears to have been a kind of fence, but doubtless the wheels were not properly fenced. On the other hand he had no business there, and especially not to make use of the fence — a rail — to cut timber upon, as he was doing. The place was usually kept locked, but he took the key without permission, and went there out of the cold and wet to cut up this timber

Ashman, Thomas, 18 Dec 1876, aged 33, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, single [More information ...]

Ball, John, 24 Mar 1906, aged 25, Rider, While riding an empty journey down the main haulage slope it ran wild and was stopped suddenly by getting off the rails. The brass bushing in the bearing of the drum working out dropped the latter three-quarters of an inch away from the break, which then had no power over it. When found deceased's neck was broken, apparently from his head coming into contact with the end of the tram when suddenly stopped

Batten, Alfred, 04 Nov 1895, (accident: 17 Oct 1895), aged 34, Engineman, Scalded by taking off the manhole door of a boiler before the safety valve which had been fastened up had entirely exhausted the pressure inside. He died from his injuries the 4th of November 1895

Bluett, David, 30 Jul 1879, aged 14, Collier, Fall of stone

Brown, W. V., 11 May 1910, aged 22, Incline man, Run over by wagon while uncoupling for shunting operation

Bryant, George, 04 Aug 1904, aged 27, Brakesman, A spur wheel which had shortly before been unloaded from a tram, was scotched up against a wall, and suddenly fell over on him. It had been set up too perpendicularly, and probably the traces of a horse which just about then passed with a tram caught in it and caused it to fall

Cable, Sydney, 22 Mar 1906, (accident: 21 Mar 1906), aged 19, Timberman, While engaged repairing a road in the "old coal" seam where a fall had occurred, a further fall took place, injuring him, so that he died next day. He seems too young for the work of a repairer : his assistant was even younger

Capel, George, 18 Dec 1876, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light [More information ...]

Capel, Silas, 18 Dec 1876, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light [More information ...]

Cavacinte, Guiseppe, 01 Jan 1902, (accident: 27 Dec 1901), aged 18, Labourer, His leg was run over by a waggon which he was about to unload at the boilers. There was nothing to account for his falling, which he evidently did. No one saw it, the only suggestion was that he was moving the truck with a piece of timber as a lever under the wheel, and that it slipped, causing him to fall across the rail with his leg close in front of the wheel, which, although only just moving, may have caught his trousers and prevented his getting clear. He died in the Newport Infirmary on the 1st January, 1902, the leg having been amputated

Cazale, Carlo, 11 Sep 1906, aged 25, Shunter, He was riding up the surface incline on one of the front buffers of a train of four trucks, when, owing to the rope catching in the stand of a displaced roller, the truck became derailed. He was crushed between the truck and an old boiler which had been placed near, and parallel to, the railway

Collins, J., 03 Nov 1904, aged 27, Sinker, To enable him and his comrades to proceed with their work of fitting byatts in Rose Heyworth shaft, from the three-quarter landing to the bottom (old coal) landing, it was necessary to put a lengthening rope on to the winding rope. With the intention of passing the lengthener up through the cage floor for attachment to the winding rope, he stepped forward, as he expected, on to the doors covering the shaft at the three-quarter landing, which were supposed to be closed, but which unfortunately proved not to be so, with the result that he fell (60 yards) to the bottom of the shaft

Cooper, Edwin, 22 Feb 1894, (accident: 24 Aug 1892), Collier, Lancaster's Steam Coal Collieries, Limited, South Wales Collery. — The death of Edwin Cooper, a collier, injured on the 24th August 1892, at the face of his working place, by a fall of coal from the face occurred on the 22nd February of this year. Death having occurred after a year and a day (a coroner's year), the case is not comprised as a fatal mines accident [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Cooper, William, 18 Nov 1900, (accident: 22 Jun 1900), aged 28, Hitcher, A small stone fell down the shaft from a tram which was being banked and, rebounding from something in its descent, struck his neck. He lay idle until the 30th July, when he resumed work and continued until the 3rd November. Paralysis of the throat developed, and he died on the 18th November. The doctor attributed death to the effects of the accident

Cornock, Osborne, 15 Mar 1906, (accident: 09 Mar 1906), aged 26, Collier, Osborne Cornock, 26, collier, died on the 15th March from peritonitis supervening upon a ruptured bladder. When at work at South Wales Colliery on the 9th his foot slipped on a rail and he fell on his knees, but worked to the end of the shift. It was attempted to prove that death was due to the fall on the 9th, but it was shown that he had been drinking heavily between that date and the subsequent fall when he was also not sober [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Court, John, 06 Jan 1888, aged 46, Coke burner, Run over by a railway truck which he was letting down one of the sidings to its loading place

Culling, William, 10 Jan 1884, aged 40, Collier, Crushed by a tram. Deceased and another man were walking behind two empty trams, which a horse was pulling up a rise heading. The pin fastening the shafts to the first tram came out and both of them ran back. One man got into a stall road but the other was caught and killed on the spot. The pin had two inches hold through the plate and was probably jolted out by a sudden jerk

Davies, John, 19 Feb 1906, aged 22, Incline Man, While attending to latches or points at the lower end of a double parting at the bottom of a self-acting incline, he was run over by the descending journey of full trams

Davies, John, 23 Aug 1906, aged 19, Rider, Shunting some loaded waggons and in the act of using the brake he stumbled, and was crushed between the moving waggons and some which were stationary on another road. The space between the trucks was altogether too cramped

Davies, Joshua, 08 Nov 1904, aged 22, Timber-drawer, He was employed hitching trams on the endless rope haulage near the shaft, but had, for some reason not explained, gone a little way up the tramroad, and was crushed or run over by a tram running back, in consequence of the clip becoming detached, probably as suggested by the master haulier, through the hole in the draw bar being worn large, thus facilitating detachment

Davies, William, 20 Apr 1879, aged 30, Carpenter, While repairing a break of the winding engine which was being slowly turned round a gouge he was using got caught and was struck by it and thrown into the drum pit

Davis, John, 05 Mar 1896, aged 50, Timberman, While engaged repairing on the Main Engine Slope an iron collar which he was putting up fell together with some roof causing fatal injuries

Dibbins, Thomas, 08 May 1909, aged 49, Collier, Fall of top coal at the face in the "Old" coal. He was working alone, and the fall occurred when the man in the next stall was having food back in the road. Missing deceased's light this man went to see and found him under the fall which he heard whilst he was taking his meal, but took no notice of. The place seemed to have been fairly well secured, and it is thought that deceased must have knocked out a sprag to get down sufficient coal to fill his tram which was nearly full

Eddy, Joseph, 25 Apr 1892, aged 52, Collier, A scale of about 3 inches thick suddenly burst, from the rock roof, upon him, while working at the face ; as this rock roof, otherwise very strong, occasionally does this, more timber is desirable in the working places

Edwards, Watkin, 30 Dec 1903, aged 52, Surface incline man, Watkin Edwards, 52, surface incline man at South Wales Colliery, died suddenly from "natural causes" while at work on the 30th December [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Evans, John, 17 Jul 1888, aged 14, Collier's boy, Fall of coal from the face where the sprags had been knocked out. He appears to have gone in there behind his stepfathers back with whom he worked

Evans, John, 22 Nov 1892, aged 18, Collier, Fall of coal and stone from the face of his working in the Old Coal. He was knocking out sprags from under the coal which had been left standing from the previous day. He apparently misjudged matters and it fell over upon him. He worked with his father (an old experienced miner) and youngest brother. They knew the coal was ready for falling and had agreed together that their first work should be to get it down. The deceased had been getting coal for a year or more

Evans, Paul, 03 Sep 1879, aged 28, Sinker, While raising a cradle which had been used in repairing the shaft he fell out of a bowk and was killed

Freeguard, Seth, 18 Dec 1876, aged 13, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light [More information ...]

Gardner, Tom, 13 Jan 1894, aged 21, Assistant timberman, As six railway trucks were being hauled up an incline from the railway for loading early in the morning the fourth in some manner got off the rails. He happened to be riding on one of the buffers of his truck and being knocked off he fell under the wheels and was instantly killed. He had been engaged at this work only about three weeks

George, Thomas, 20 Oct 1902, aged 25, Haulier, In attempting to stop a moving tram he fell under it. The gradient was 2 inches to the yard, and there was only one sprag instead of two in the tram. A stop block has since been placed at the parting to prevent a recurrence

Gibson, J., 15 Sep 1880, aged 30, Collier, Deceased and some other men cleaning up a drift between two pits and a large quantity of rubbish and water ran down and buried him before he had time to escape

Godwin, John, 12 Dec 1908, (accident: 26 Nov 1908), aged 70, Greaser, A trimmer on a railway truck, not knowing that deceased was greasing the wheels, threw a piece of slag or stone down from the wagon and struck his head, from the effects of which he died on the 12th December

Goodwin, William, 18 Dec 1876, aged 42, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, father of William [More information ...]

Goodwin, William, 18 Dec 1876, aged 15, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, son of William [More information ...]

Gorman, Edward, 21 Jan 1907, 11.30 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 23, Collier, Fall of roof, in the Big Vein, at a double parting in Price's level where repairs and alterations where being effected. Some double timbers, but not enough, were set to replace road posts. No timbers were knocked out ; the fall occurred from a top smooth and a slip on "slant" at one side. More double timbers might have been set with advantage but the Examiner and men working there considered it safe

Green, Owen, 10 Aug 1882, (accident: 09 Jan 1882), aged 18, Collier, He was shifting a tram, and it overpowered him and broke his legs. He had nearly recovered, but, being a boy of weak constitution, he died of shock and weakness on August 10th

Griffiths, Benjamin, 07 Feb 1913, (accident: 06 Feb 1913), aged 28, Timberman's Helper, Fall of roof when widening a road. The road was being made into a double parting, and as he was hammering a stone down, from the side of the road, the roof fell upon him. He died the following day

Hartshorn, Enoch, 12 Dec 1895, (accident: 11 Dec 1895), aged 20, Labourer, While riding from rubbish tip on empty journey he heard some trams get off the rails and jumping off on the bridge crossing a roadway he fell over a depth of 18 feet receiving injuries from which he died next morning

Hayman, Walter, 19 Sep 1905, (accident: 21 Dec 1904), aged 40, Surface Labourer, Ruptured himself by lifting a full tram on to the rails, and died from the effects on the 19th September, 1905

Haynes, Elias, 21 Nov 1878, aged 38, Banksman, The night banksman pushed a tram into the pit when the gates were up and fell with it. The gates were pulled up to effect some alterations in the machinery, and deceased had been cautioned. The alterations would only have taken a few minutes

Hazel, J., 26 Jan 1881, aged 41, Sinker, Fall of coal from the side of a sinking pit. It was thought the coal had been shaken from a shot that had just been fired

Houlder, Joseph, 10 Oct 1890, aged 64, Collier, Fall of roof in the engine plane as he was on his way to his working place. The road has existed and been in use for many years, and it does not appeal to have shown any signs of being bad at this place before the accident. It points to the necessity of an increased use of timber

Howells, George, 07 Jan 1905, (accident: 16 Mar 1904), aged 29, Collier, Fall of side. While engaged pulling down some overhanging coal it slipped over the sprags and crushed him. He died from an abscess on the brain 7th January, 1905

Hughes, David Lewis, 05 Mar 1904, (accident: Oct 1903), aged 58, Collier, David Lewis Hughes, 58, collier at South Wales Colliery, died from failure of the heart's action on the 5th March. He broke his arm when at work in October, 1903, and it was attempted to show that death was accelerated by this, but the medical evidence was very clear on the point. [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Hughes, William, 05 Oct 1889, aged 44, Repairer, Fall of roof in a heading while engaged clearing up a road which had previously fallen

Hunt, Thomas, 18 Dec 1876, aged 31, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light [More information ...]

Hutton, S., 22 Jun 1883, (accident: 21 Jun 1883), aged 21, Collier, Injured by the fall of a "bell" and died the following day

Hyers, Henry, 18 Dec 1876, aged 18, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, single [More information ...]

Isles, Charles, 28 Apr 1891, aged 25, Repairer, Fall of roof. He was engaged assisting a timbering in enlarging a heading which was crushed and while his comrade was preparing timber for setting he occupied himself under some of the old timbers filling out rubbish

James, Benjamin, 03 Oct 1903, aged 19, Hitcher, The banksman, who has to repeat the signals from the bottom into the engine house, mistook a sound, caused by an end bar of a tram being dropped into the tram, for the signal from the bottom and accordingly signalled to "go on." Deceased was taken some distance up the pit by the cage and crushed against the side of the shaft, and then fell to the bottom

James, Benjamin, 16 Aug 1910, (accident: 15 Aug 1910), aged 51, Rider, Fell off rope attached to back end of journey receiving such injury that he died next day

James, George, 27 Jun 1887, aged 19, Haulier, Fall of top. He was working at night taking coal and rubbish from men in a narrow heading. A stone having greasy joints on both sides fell breaking off against the rib right and left

James, John, 15 Aug 1912, aged 18, Shackler, Fall of roof on haulage road. While attending to the signalling, a heavy fall occurred on the parting, knocking out all timber over a length of 21 feet

Jeffreys, William, 18 Dec 1876, aged 39, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light [More information ...]

Jones, John, 18 Dec 1876, aged 30, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, married [More information ...]

Jones, Joshua, 30 Apr 1887, aged 68, Lampman, Run over by trams. Coming out from work he met a journey of empty trams and was knocked down and run over. There was roof at the side, but he was deaf which may account for his not getting out of the way in time

Jones, Richard, 29 Jul 1868, aged 34, Roadman, These men were empoyed to get down some top in a squeezed old road, and unfortunately they placed a tram on each side of them, so that in case of danger there was no escape whatever because of the narrowness of the road, then came the fall of roof. If there had but one tram they could have escaped easily [More information ...]

Jones, William, 20 Oct 1877, aged 26, Collier, Fall of stone

Jones, William, 03 May 1894, aged 50, Labourer, When unloading a railway truck with pit wood he appears to have received a strain which owing to his having suffered previously resulted in strangulated hernia causing death. He does not appear to have complained seriously at the time nor to have received medical aid before reaching home

Jones, William, 05 Apr 1906, aged 55, Collier, While barring some coal down from the "face," a further quantity came off, and catching him, caused injuries from which he died in about 12 hours. He seems to have had a sprag set against the piece which fell

Jones, Wyndham, 05 Dec 1911, (accident: 02 Dec 1911), aged 14, Collier boy, Fall of side at working face. While he was working on the coal with a pick a sprag gave way and allowed the coal to fall on him. Died 5th December, 1911

Lewes, Edward, 02 Mar 1885, aged 21, Haulier, Injured by a tram and died the next day. He was riding on the front of a tram when the pin came out the jerk threw him off and he was run over

Lewis, Edmund, 13 Aug 1899, (accident: 04 Aug 1899), aged 21, Haulier, Crushed by a full tram, having fallen from the gun on which he was riding. He died on the 13th August

Lloyd, David, 08 Jun 1889, aged 23, Repairer, The cage having been overwound they jumped out while it was hanging in the headstocks by the detaching hooks on reaching the ground they fell back into the shafts the other six men who remained in the cage escaped uninjured [More information ...]

Ludlow, Charles, 15 May 1896, aged 18, Hitcher, Riding on a tram of coal on engine plane (alleged to be contrary to instructions) his head came in contact with an iron girder supporting the roof resulting in injuries from which he died

Macnamana, Thomas, 23 Aug 1894, aged 18, Haulier, Run over by two full trams on sidings which was on an incline. He was bringing them down to where his horse stood and failed to get the sprags into the wheels. In attempting then to stop them he in some way got under them

Mason, William, 18 Dec 1876, aged 22, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, single [More information ...]

Massey, James, 11 Jun 1911, (accident: 13 May 1911), aged 26, Engineman, While examining the engine he slipped and fell against the flywheel and was carried around half a revolution. Died June 11th, 1911

Meek, Enoch, 13 Feb 1911, aged 54, Collier, Crushed by descending cage at bottom of shaft. While waiting to go up the pit he was alarmed by a journey of trams getting off the road, and he rushed across the shaft bottom and was caught by the cage

Meredith, Robert, 20 Mar 1878, aged 39, Collier, Fall of roof

Miles, Thomas, 18 Dec 1876, aged 24, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light [More information ...]

Moore, Alfred, 18 Dec 1876, aged 41, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, married [More information ...]

Morgan, Henry, 10 Jun 1907, 8.30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 41, Collier, Fall of roof at his working face in the Elled Seam while filling a tram of coal. The fall occurred from slants which apparently could not be seen owing to a black scale covering them. The place was fairly well timbered but the examiner's district seems to have been too large for efficient supervision. By reference to accidents at other mines (Waun Llwyd, &aamp;c.) it will be seen that several fatalities have occurred in this seam, the roof of which is supposed to be strong, and consequently does not receive the same care as more friable roof

Morgan, John, 05 Sep 1878, aged 33, Onsetter, The deceased attempted to cross the bottom of the shaft, contrary to the rules, while it was working, and was killed by the descending cage

Morgan, Thomas, 07 Aug 1891, aged 29, Collier, He was crushed when assisting a haulier to take a tram from his stall to the heading. The horse appears to have started off briskly while he was in front of the tram for the purpose of twisting it around the turn into the heading

Morse, Thomas, 18 Dec 1876, aged 30, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light [More information ...]

Palten, William, 25 May 1914, aged 50, Labourer, Fall of side on roadway. He was sitting down at the side of the road talking to a workman, who had been ripping roof at the spot, when a fall of side occurred, killing him

Parkes, Alexander, 15 May 1908, aged 40, Labourer, Run over by a railway truck which was being lowered from the screen siding to a stationary engine. He was cleaning out a gutter, between the rails, which had become choked owing to the rain. At the time of the accident there was a thunderstorm, which may account for his not having noticed the truck approaching. It is a busy place, as all the trucks for the colliery output, &c., have to pass it daily

Partridge, William, 02 Nov 1905, aged 45, Collier, William Partridge, 45, collier, died suddenly on the 2nd November when at work in the South Wales Colliery from the rupture of an aneurism of the heart. It was alleged that he strained himself while at work and thus caused the rupture, but according to medical evidence serious heart disease had been present for years, and consequently it does not appear to be a case to be properly attributed to work in or about the mine [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Payne, Albert, 05 Mar 1903, aged 32, Collier, When getting back to avoid a small fall of coal, he struck his spine against a knot in a prop, which was set to support the roof, and caused injuries from which he died

Pike, Israel James, 18 Dec 1876, aged 55, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light [More information ...]

Powell, Ivor, 23 May 1896, (accident: 21 May 1896), aged 15, Colliers' boy, When jumping clear of a fall of coal at the face he struck against the corner of a full tram causing internal injuries from which he died on the 23rd

Powell, Joshua, 26 Mar 1874, aged 28, Collier, Killed by fall of roof

Preece, Henry Charles, 02 Nov 1908, aged 47, Assistant Hitcher, As he was descending with seven others in the first cage load of night men, he was struck in the neck behind the jaw by some blunt instrument, which made a hole in, and also fractured the base of, his skull. Whatever struck him had evidently fallen in the shaft, and caught him, being the outside man. What it was or where it came from remains unknown. The shaft had been examined about 2.30 p.m. or about 4 hours before the accident and again after it, but nothing was found throwing light upon it. I am classifying it as "Things falling from Surface," but cannot say definitely that it is so

Pritchard, Samuel, 18 Dec 1876, aged 16, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, stepson of Stephen Stephens [More information ...]

Prosser, Thomas, 12 Feb 1894, (accident: 10 Nov 1893), aged 68, Waggon repairer, A Great Western loco was about to take a train of loaded trucks from the branch line sidings and pushed up the waggons sufficiently to allow the sprags to be withdrawn. Deceased who was thoughtlessly leaning with his arm round one of the buffers was caught between two of them and died 12th Feb. 1894 from injuries received

Pughsley, S. R., 28 Jul 1904, aged 16, Lamp Cleaner, Deceased was ordinarily employed filling lamps with oil in the lamp cabin, but at time of accident was, it seems, moulding lead plugs. His clothes were saturated with oil and an apron made out of sacking which he was wearing caught fire and ignited his clothes, which could not be extinguished before he was badly burned

Purnell, Henry, 18 Dec 1876, aged 38, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light [More information ...]

Rabbits, Frederick, 20 Jul 1893, aged 21, Collier, A large fall of roof at the face. It came from a joint and a false bed above. He was working alone and occurred at the end of the shift he was not missed for two or three hours. He was found dead under the corner of the fall near the tram road

Reed, Thomas, 30 Aug 1911, aged 17, Collier, Fall of roof at working face from two converging slips

Roberts, Hugh, 08 Nov 1893, aged 26, Labourer, Fall of roof. Deceased was engaged assisting a repairer named Matthews of 17 years experience in mines ripping roof in a roadway and filling it into trams. Having ripped 6 or 7 yards in their shift Matthews noticed a slip or joint in the roof and as a pure matter of precaution as he thought he set a sprag under it. About an hour later the stone fell knocking out the timber killing Roberts and well as injuring Matthews [More information ...]

Saunders, Thomas, 12 Nov 1889, aged 27, Sinker, When removing some covering planks which were placed over the top of a staple pit underground he appears to have overbalanced himself and fallen down the pit with the plank

Screen, Daniel, 29 Sep 1904, aged 47, Collier, Daniel Screen, 47, collier, died from heart disease while at work at South Wales Colliery on the 29th September. [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Seargeant, Amos, 19 Dec 1905, aged 19, Labourer, Head fatally crushed between the flywheel of engine in the granary-house and the flooring

Smith, Arthur, 28 Jan 1913, aged 25, Labourer, When walking up the sidings with a message from the washery, he was run over and killed by an empty wagon which was being hauled up by means of a rope

Smith, Henry, 21 Jul 1899, aged 60, Ripper, His leg was crushed by a tram running wild in a road dipping 1 in 3 on which he was engaged repairing. The haulier intended to push it back into a rubbish stall, but had not sufficiently spragged the tram to keep it stationary when the horse was taken out

Smith, J., 03 May 1881, aged 34, Roadman, Run over by trams

Squire, Oliver, 13 Mar 1902, aged 43, Collier, Oliver Squire, 43, a collier at Messrs. Lancaster's Steam Coal Company's South Wales Colliery, died on the 13th of March from injuries received in falling over a bridge on the South Wales Colliery Branch Line, when returning home in a state of intoxication on the 15th September, 1901 [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Stephens, George, 18 Dec 1876, aged 40, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, married [More information ...]

Stephens, Stephen, 18 Dec 1876, aged 44, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light, stepfather of Samuel Pritchard [More information ...]

Swain, Charles, 18 Dec 1876, aged 13, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light [More information ...]

Talbot, George, 10 Aug 1899, (accident: 09 Aug 1899), aged 24, Collier, His skull was crushed against the roof by the edge or cotter bar of a tram which he was upsetting at a turn out. He died the following day

Talbot, Samuel, 30 Mar 1875, aged 22, Collier, Fall of roof

Tanner, John, 08 Jun 1889, aged 48, Timberman, The cage having been overwound they jumped out while it was hanging in the headstocks by the detaching hooks on reaching the ground they fell back into the shafts the other six men who remained in the cage escaped uninjured [More information ...]

Tingle, Robert, 31 Mar 1884, aged 50, On the 31st March, Robert Tingle, collier, 50, died suddenly just after reaching the bottom of South Wales pit [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Tippings, Jonathan, 20 Jan 1904, aged 53, Collier, When about to ascend the shaft he entered the cage before the proper signal had been received from the surface and before the hitcher could prevent him. The cage being drawn, up just as he entered it, he was crushed and fell back into the sump

Townsend, William, 07 Jul 1886, aged 16, Labourer, Fell out of cage. He and seven others were going down in the morning, six got off at the three-quarter landing 40 yards from the bottom and he and the other were going down before the cage started again he turned round, his foot slipped and he fell, the space through which he fell was about 10 inches

Tucker, Matthew, 09 Oct 1905, aged 25, Shunter, etc., An empty railway truck which was being drawn up the siding by a stationary engine appears to have twisted round and crushed him against the weigh-house in consequence of the rope catching in some way under the frame of the weigh-bridge. The sidings are very awkward and badly laid out, with heavy gradients in places. My attention has been directed to their general condition by Mr. Bell, General Secretary to the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, but until the new rules, which are contemplated on the subject, are established, no great pressure can apparently be brought to bear, and the Company does not seem inclined to move in the matter, as it will, no doubt, entail some outlay

Tyler, James, 18 Dec 1876, aged 13, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light [More information ...]

Warfield, John, 13 Mar 1884, (accident: 11 Mar 1884), aged 17, Collier, He and another boy were larking with a horse, which kicked the deceased in the stomach, and he died from the effects two days afterwards

Waters, David, 24 Sep 1889, aged 55, Collier, Fall of roof. In this case there was some neglect on the part of the deceased and also of the examiner as to supervision but possibly error of judgement may have had something to say to it

Weaver, John, 26 Jan 1884, aged 55, Labourer, Fell 60 yards down a pit. He went from the No.1 to the No. 2 Pit through an engine house with a view of getting up earlier, and was seen sitting at the edge of the pit waiting, but it is not known what caused him to fall down. Since this the doors leading to No. 2 pit have been kept locked

Wellington, Robert, 18 Dec 1876, aged 19, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light [More information ...]

Wellington, William, 17 Sep 1885, aged 26, Hitcher, Run over by a water tank. Deceased and two others were standing near the shaft talking and a boy went to bring down the water tank. The roads dip towards the pit, and he as usual put a spragg in one wheel in crossing some points the spragg came out

Whately, William, 18 Dec 1876, aged 17, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light [More information ...]

Williams, Jason M., 19 Nov 1908, aged 21, Haulier, Fall of roof at the junction of a stall road with a heading. Two pairs of timber are said to have been put up at the place by the fireman's directions an hour or two before. It is unknown whether the tram, on which he appears to have been riding, got off the rails and knocked out some of the timbers or not, but as three pairs came down, it seems probable that it did do so

Williams, John, 29 Jul 1868, aged 21, Haulier, These men were empoyed to get down some top in a squeezed old road, and unfortunately they placed a tram on each side of them, so that in case of danger there was no escape whatever because of the narrowness of the road, then came the fall of roof. If there had but one tram they could have escaped easily [More information ...]

Williams, John, 11 Aug 1906, (accident: May 1904), Collier, John Williams, collier, died from natural causes on the 11th August. He was injured when at work at South Wales Colliery in May, 1904, but subsequently returned and worked until July, 1905. It was attempted to show that death was due to the accident, but medical evidence proved that it was not so. In any case the fatality would not be comprised, death having occurred more than a year and a day after the accident [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Williams, Price, 22 Nov 1900, (accident: 11 Nov 1900), aged 61, Ostler, He fell under a horse in the stable, and was kicked by it in the stomach. He died on the 22nd November. The horse appears to be a very quiet animal, and the case depends entirely on the mans own statement, but which seems honest

Wyatt, Mark, 06 Feb 1904, aged 30, Labourer, Fall of roof. Having been sent for by the examiner to assist in setting extra timber in some stalls, over which there was a sudden heavy crush. A shell of stone burst from the roof and killed him in one of the stalls as he was going to see the examiner for instructions