Ty Trist Colliery

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Badden, John, 18 Feb 1870, aged 21, Collier, Fall of clod over yard coal

Ball, William, 27 May 1859, aged 11, Door boy, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Benyon, William, 18 Apr 1887, aged 54, Labourer, Crushed between railway waggons. In passing between the buffers of two trucks which were slowly moving, he got his head between them and was killed

Bolter, Joseph Gwyn, 13 Sep 1924, 9.30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 20, Assistant Collier, While in the act of getting coal at the working face a large stone, weighing about 2½ tons, fell from between smooth unseen joints in the roof, discharging two props and killed him outright. Electric safety lamp used

Brain, Edward, 29 Apr 1880, aged 14, Collier, The boy was standing about two yards and a half from the face when a piece of clod fell and knocked out a prop, which in falling struck him on the head

Brooking, Samuel, 15 Dec 1905, aged 51, Chargeman, When engaged making a steam joint in an archway about half way down in the No. 1 pit, it appears that the banksman of No. 2 pit, having received a signal from the hitcher to that effect, turned on the steam from the boilers, the result being to scald these men, and their falling, probably in trying to escape from the steam, to the bottom of the shaft, about 120 yards [More information ...]

Broome, William, 27 May 1904, aged 20, Collier's Butty, Fall of side. He appears to have been barring down a piece of coal, and when it fell either the bar or his body knocked out a sprag holding up some clod, which fell on to him

Budd, Samuel, 24 Feb 1879, aged 47, Timberman, Fall of coal

Carter, L., 19 Jul 1881, aged 18, Collier, Fall of stone. A "bell" fell upon him whilst flling a tram

Carter, Thomas, 26 Oct 1878, aged 60, Collier, Fall of roof

Daniels, John, 21 Jan 1905, aged 59, Pumpsman, Having replaced one of the fuze wires, which are immersed in oil, he was electrocuted while screwing up the cover of the iron fuze-box with one hand and at the same time turning on the starting switch with the other. The fuze-wire which he had inserted being too long, one end of it came in contact with the metal box, creating a short-circuit and causing the box to become alive. Previous to this a small leak had occurred through the handle of the starting switch in consequence of a thread of asbestos from one of the washers slightly overlapping a porcelain insulator inside the switch case. This in itself would only have given a slight shock, but the resistance at this point being reduced, the additional pressure created by the short-circuit at the fuze box caused a jump spark or large leak at this place. Both the above causes would probably have been rendered harmless had the earthing been effective, but unfortunately the contact of the earth-wire was not good on account of rust

Davies, David, 24 Jun 1880, aged 38, Hitcher, Killed by a piece of coal falling down the shaft

Davies, David, 09 Dec 1925, (accident: 23 Nov 1925), aged 26, repairer, Using a bar to free coal cutting machine slipped and scotch was knocked out. Died from scepticemia 9th Dec

Davies, John, 28 Jul 1885, aged 48, Collier, Fall of coal. He was ripping back a pillar and in working out the bottom part the top coal and roof fell on him. It is doubtful whether he had timbered the top coal if not he was much to blame but he is said to have been a careful man

Davies, John, 01 Aug 1900, aged 43, Sinker, Fall of side in the sinking pit in which he was working injured his hand, and from the result of which he died a few days after. The stone (not a large one) only fell from a height of about 10 or 12 feet

Davies, Joseph, 19 Nov 1879, aged 19, Haulier, Fall of stone caused by tram getting off way and knocking out some timber

Davies, Richmond, 26 Jun 1914, aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof near working face. He was engaged in lagging above a pair of timber when a fall occurred, killing him

Davies, Thomas., 01 Jan 1891, aged 22, Repairer, Fall of roof coal where engaged timbering

Davis, Abraham, 27 Nov 1861, aged 34, Hitcher, Whilst drawing tram off carriage, some small substance fell down the pit and struck him on the head ; most likely a piece of coal

Davis, James, 30 Apr 1864, aged 22, Engineman, The fly-whell of the underground engine suddenly flew to pieces ; one of which smashed the steam pipe, and the poor young man was scalded to death

Dixon, Joseph, 18 Feb 1903, aged 27, Labourer, Fall of roof. When assisting to repair where a fall had occurred on a main road, a further fall occurred and killed him. He was working under an experienced timberman, and was preparing a foot-hold for a prop at the time

Edwards, Albert, 15 Mar 1913, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof on heading. While doing some repairs at the entrance to his stall road, a fall occurred, killing both men. Edwards was not working at that place, but apparently he was having a chat with Jervis when the fall occurred [More information ...]

Edwards, William, 27 Jul 1905, aged 51, Hitcher, He was struck on the head by a brick which fell out of the shaft walling near the surface, which does not appear to have been properly examined

Evans, Richard, 07 Jun 1904, aged 37, Collier, Feeling ill he wished to leave the mine. The hitcher, before allowing him to go up, asked "if he felt unwell in his body," to which he said "No." He was then allowed to go up alone, and when the cage got about half way he fell out, how or why cannot be known. Handrails were duly provided and available in the cage for holding on by

Francis, Aaron, 26 Apr 1900, aged 20, Timberman's labourer, Fall of coal where he was working with two experienced men. The accident was due to gross carelessness, and recklessness, on the part of John Pritchard, timberman, in having put him to fill rubbish under top coal, from under which he had knocked out the timber, with a view to getting it down

Francis, Elijah, 07 Jul 1905, aged 33, Collier, Elijah Francis, 33, collier, died on the 7th July from meningitis. An attempt was made at the inquest to show that death was connected with a strain which he was alleged to have received when at work some time before at Ty Trist Colliery, but a post-mortem examination showed that it could not be so, and a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence was returned [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Gould, George, 27 Jan 1889, (accident: 18 Jan 1889), aged 35, Collier, While engaged in getting a piece of coal which had been duly spragged burst off the face and stuck him causing injuries from which he died on the 27th

Green, George, 12 Dec 1855, aged 40, Collier, Fall of coal whilst cutting

Grey, Samuel, 09 Apr 1906, aged 47, Collier, After knocking out a sprag from underneath the top coal, he failed to get clear, and was caught between the coal and a post. The use of a "gablock and chain" would have saved his life

Griffiths, E., 01 Nov 1881, aged 53, Haulier, His horse was heard to stop and he he was found dead under the trams, but there was no evidence to show how he got there

Griffiths, James, 07 Jun 1894, aged 7, Schoolboy, The Tredegar Iron and Coal Company Limited, Ty Trist Colliery. — James Griffiths, 7, schoolboy, on the 7th June, was crushed between the rope and the terminal pulley of the endless rope haulage for hauling rubbish, &c. on the surface. It appears that he and others weie amusing themselves riding on the rope, and, having held on too long, was drawn around the wheel. The place was fairly fenced off, but is in a populous vicinity, and people frequently get over the railings and on to this tramway. It appears that there were grown-up folks watching these children playing as they were on these ropes, but either did not realise the danger or considered that it was no business of theirs, and allowed them to continue. The company must resort to frequent and consistent prosecution and additional enclosure of dangerous points in order to reduce the accidents from their many sources of danger in the neighbourhood, as other means do not seem effective. Their accidents from one cause and another are numerous [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Griffths, John, 18 Dec 1882, (accident: 01 Dec 1882), aged 19, Collier, Injured by an explosion of firedamp, and died on the 18th [More information ...]

Harnon, John, 20 Aug 1853, aged 11, Door boy, Going to see firedamp, exploded it

Harris, William J., 18 Aug 1928, (accident: 17 Aug 1928), aged 41, Haulier, Crushed by tram. Died 18th

Hughes, Arthur, 10 Dec 1909, aged 48, Haulier, Another haulier appears to have brought a tram down the engine plane on which they were both working in the night shift with horses. This haulier seems to have unhitched his horse from his full tram, and it collided with an empty said to have been spragged, and set it in motion ; gaining in velocity it struck Hughes when he was turning the points of a double parting. Apparently there was some carelessness in securing the empty tram on the inclined road

Jackson, George, 28 Oct 1884, aged 13, Collier, Fall of coal. A slip came in behind the coal, and it fell without giving any warning or showing signs of danger previously

James, John, 14 Oct 1896, aged 18, Collier, When walking out from work with others along the engine plane thinking the journey in front of them was going out it approached them the others got safely into the manholes but deceased failing to do so was knocked down and fatally crushed

Jenkins, Thomas, 12 Oct 1889, (accident: 01 Oct 1889), aged 50, Roadman, He fell over a steel roller on the engine place when leaving work and injured his breast bone. He died on the 12th of October

Jervis, David John, 15 Mar 1913, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof on heading. While doing some repairs at the entrance to his stall road, a fall occurred, killing both men. Edwards was not working at that place, but apparently he was having a chat with Jervis when the fall occurred [More information ...]

Jones, David, 25 Mar 1858, aged 25, Collier, Fall of coal in the "Big vein"

Jones, Edward, 24 Jul 1877, aged 54, Collier, Fall of coal

Jones, J., 25 May 1911, aged 43, Boilerman, While cleaning out the bottom flue of a Lancashire boiler, he was taken ill with cerebral haemorrhage and died four hours later

Jones, John, 23 Mar 1880, aged 34, Waggon trimmer, Crushed between waggons on the surface

Jones, John, 23 Oct 1913, aged 53, Labourer, He appears to have left a refuge hole just as an empty journey of trams passed it ; he was caught by the front tram and killed

Jones, Thomas, 18 Sep 1871, aged 41, Collier, He was riding up the engine plane in "Ty Trist," when the coupling broke, and he was crushed to death

Jones, William, 01 Dec 1882, aged 14, Collier, Injured by an explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Kelvin, Isaac, 10 Feb 1906, (accident: 02 Feb 1906), aged 62, Collier, Isaac Kelvin, 62, collier, died on the 10th February from the bursting of a blood vessel near the heart. He had cut his head slightly when at work at Ty Trist Colliery on the 2nd, and it was attempted to prove that death resulted from this injury, but the medical evidence was clear that it was not so [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Lawrence, Edwin, 31 Dec 1884, (accident: 11 Dec 1884), aged 44, Collier, Injured by a fall of coal, and died on the 31st

Lewis, Edward, 23 Sep 1867, aged 28, Collier, Fall of coal whilst drawing it back

Lloyd, W. T., 14 May 1911, (accident: 12 May 1911), aged 17, Collier Boy, Fall of side at working face. A piece of coal fell off the face, discharging a sprag, and so injured him that he died two days after

Lloyd, William, 19 May 1910, aged 13, Collier's Boy, Fall of roof at working face

Meredith, Charles, 19 Aug 1897, aged 25, Collier, Killed instantly by a fall of stone from the roof in consequence of insufficient timbering

Morgan, David, 01 Apr 1879, aged 35, Journey rider, He was struck by the rope on an engine plane while trying to unhitch the trams

Morgan, Evan, 19 Jul 1911, aged 38, Repairer, Fall of roof on road. Just after completing some repairs at a junction of return airways, the roof collapsed and buried him

Morgan, G. N., 08 Dec 1910, aged 22, Engineman, Drawn into machinery while cleaning pinion shaft of haulage engine in motion

Morgan, James, 01 Oct 1891, aged 16, Collier's boy, Crushed by a tram which he attempted to let down a few yards on the engine plane to where it was required by the men repairing. It overpowered him and crushed him against another tram standing lower down

Nash, William, 09 Jul 1871, (accident: 01 Jul 1871), aged 27, Collier, Explosion of firedamp in "Ty Tryst Colliery" on the 1st, which injured seven persons, of whom Wm. Nash died on the 9th

Newton, James, 02 Aug 1906, aged 35, Labourer, He, with two others, was pushing a truck into position for unloading when a locomotive pushed another waggon against it and knocked him down. The waggon passed over him, causing instantaneous death

Niblett, Thomas Edward, 11 Apr 1924, (accident: 10 Mar 1924, 3.30 p.m., 1st hour of shift), aged 15, Colliers' Helper, He scratched his finger when marking a tram with a piece of chalk. Although he worked some days afterwards, septic poisoning set in and he died on the 11th April. Electric safety lamp used

Nicholls, James John, 08 Feb 1924, 7.30 p.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 16, Collier's Helper, He was taking an empty tram, by hand, down a road, with a gradient of 1 in 8 to 1 in 5, and in contravention of General Regulation 26 was proceeding in front of it. The tram overpowered him, and he received such injuries that he died shortly afterwards. Electric safety lamp used

Nicholls, Percy James, 15 Apr 1919, aged 14, Accidental death, crushed by fall of coal in colliery (instantaneous). Inquest held 22nd April 1919

Pagett, Frank, 22 Apr 1893, aged 26, Collier, Fall of coal and clod at the working face while engaged holing. The result of insufficient spragging

Price, Rees, 09 May 1853, aged 40, Collier, In blasting pricker struck the rock

Prothero, Elizabeth, 17 Jun 1878, aged 17, Tip girl, This girl was employed cleaning the sidings on the surface, and just before the accident was told by the man in charge to move out of the way as he was about to shunt some waggons, she, however, did not do so, and was crushed by them and died immediately

Reed, Andrew, 27 Oct 1909, (accident: 08 Jun 1909), aged 57, Timberman, In moving a tram which he and a youth were filling in a rise heading, the tram being full overpowered him owing to the removal of one or two sprags on a steep part of the road. The youth states that he took one out by Reed's instructions, and as a second one was found on the road it is thought that Reed removed that himself. An error of judgment in removing the sprags on this part of the road, which dipped 3 inches to the yard. His spine and left leg were fractured. He died, on 27th October from the effects of the injury

Reed, Elija, 07 May 1869, aged 46, Collier, Fall of stone and rubbish whilst drawing timber

Rees, Isaac, 14 Jun 1852, aged 12, Collier, His father left a door open

Roberts, Arthur Henry, 01 Apr 1908, aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof in a road where he was knocking up an arm under a collar which had been set in the morning, and which had sprung a little. Apparently he had miscalculated the position of things when he was engaged at this work

Smith, Thomas, 15 Apr 1902, aged 61, Labourer, He was standing on a plank passing bricks from a truck, for the use of bricklayers engaged in erecting a chimney at the coke oven. During a temporary cessation he fell off the plank, a distance of about 5 feet, and struck his forehead against some loose bricks on the ground

Smuthers, R., 03 Sep 1934, aged 22

Southway, William, 13 Oct 1869, aged 18, Haulier, Crushed between trams and "rib"

Stephens, Thomas, 28 Aug 1924, (accident: 26 Aug 1924, 12.0 noon, 5th hour of shift), aged 65, Haulier, An empty tram had been tumbled at the side of a heading to allow the loaded tram to be brought from the face. As the empty tram was not placed far enough into the side, the haulier and the collier went between the horse and the loaded tram to push the empty out of the way. When in this position the horse moved on and the haulier was run over, being so badly injured that he died on the 28th August. The collier escaped uninjured. Electric safety lamp used

Stewart, George, 14 Dec 1904, aged 46, Timberman, Fall of side. Fall of coal from an unseen slip at the side of engine plane, while preparing a hole in the floor to put an arm for double timber. He and another were repairing the road at the place

Stow, Claude, 31 Aug 1910, aged 16, Collier's boy, Fall of roof at working face. A stone 15 feet long and of triangular section fell from between smooth converging slips close to coal face

Thomas, Morgan, 04 Apr 1860, aged 34, Collier, Fall of roof in drawing back his stall. If he had kept under the protection of the props he would have been safe

Thomas, Morgan, 22 Dec 1867, (accident: 15 Dec 1867), aged 62, Collier, Fall of engine coal in his working place whereby he was injured and died 22nd

Thomas, Morgan, 22 Dec 1868, (accident: 15 Dec 1868), aged 62, Collier, Fall of "engine coal" in his working place, whereby he was so injured that he died on the 22nd

Thomas, Rees, 28 Oct 1867, aged 25, Collier, There had been a fall near the sheet door which he imprudently kept open to fill his tram with the coal that had come down thus allowing gas to accumulate in the neighbouring stall. When he had finished loading the coal he with equal imprudence went right

Vines, James, 11 Oct 1854, aged 24, Collier, Fall of coal

Watkins, Peter, 15 Dec 1905, aged 36, Fitter, When engaged making a steam joint in an archway about half way down in the No. 1 pit, it appears that the banksman of No. 2 pit, having received a signal from the hitcher to that effect, turned on the steam from the boilers, the result being to scald these men, and their falling, probably in trying to escape from the steam, to the bottom of the shaft, about 120 yards [More information ...]

Whitemarsh, James, 04 May 1904, aged 13, Collier's Boy, Fall of roof. Probably owing to squeeze. A small piece of coal and clod burst off the face and struck the boy on the temple. The place seemed fairly well timbered

Wild, J., 26 Aug 1881, aged 17, Hitcher, After finishing his dinner he was crossing the shaft to resume work, a collier tried to stop him but was too late, and the cage came down on him

Williams, Thomas, 12 Apr 1901, aged 22, Collier, Fall of coal from a slip in his working place. The coal was not efficiently spragged, although three sprags are supposed to have been against it. From what I saw in other places in the same district I was not satisfied that sufficient care was given to the way in which sprags were set

Williams, William, 19 Oct 1863, aged 33, Collier, When the haulier went into this poor man's stall, he found him covered with debris, and quite dead ; a fall of stone and rubbish had taken place which overwhelmed him

Williams, William, 21 Mar 1906, aged 50, Repairer, Was engaged cropping the side of the main return where he was repairing, when a very large and thick stone fell in the roadway, killing him instantly

Worthington, David, 06 Oct 1893, aged 17, Collier, On the surface. Crushed between railway trucks while crossing the colliery sidings on his way home from work