Tawd Vale Colliery

Airey, John, 23 Feb 1887, aged 21, Collier, Inspection made. The deceased had holed a piece six yards long and at the time the coal fell had no sprags set. When the underlooker went through the place two or three hours before the sprags were up and it is supposed he drew them to get the middle dirt down

Ashcroft, Henry, 30 May 1865, aged 22, Collier, Fall of coal in Main Delf

Ashurst, Henry, 24 Aug 1869, aged 44, Collier, Fall of roof

Ball, James, 20 Jul 1894, aged 40, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. They had been getting down the ley stone in a long wall face and had knocked out the sprags and while clearing the dirt a piece of ley stone and coal fell striking the deceased against a chock which was about 4 feet from the coal face

Barker, Robert, 20 Sep 1866, aged 13, Horse driver, Run over by boxes underground

Baxter, George, 14 Feb 1888, aged 21, Drawer, Inspection made. Two men were sent to work in a place where there was a bad stone, and they ought to have been definitely ordered to get it down or secure it. This does not appear to have been done, and the stone fell on deceased

Baybal, James, 12 Nov 1872, aged 25, Drawer, Mine taking fire at a flue [More information ...]

Bentham, Thomas, 27 Jun 1865, aged 24, Hooker on, Explosion of firedamp in main coal [More information ...]

Brown, Peter, 03 Feb 1882, aged 54, Collier, Deceased was killed by a fall of roof whilst engaged drawing timber

Bumpson, Thomas, 12 Nov 1872, aged 20, Drawer, Mine taking fire at a flue [More information ...]

Chamberlain, Israel, 22 Apr 1889, aged 39, Dataler, Inspection made. He was engaged in clearing away some dirt from a fall, when a stone slipped down from the top of the fall, and rolling against the timber which had been recently set, knocked it all out and buried him

Chisnall, William, 27 Jun 1865, aged 13, Drawer, Explosion of firedamp in main coal [More information ...]

Coll, William, 30 Nov 1897, aged 41, Fireman, Inquiry made. The two deceased were drowned by the flooding of Tawd Vale Colliery, caused by a fall occurring into some old crop workings into which the River Tawd found its way and passing through the old workings and down the shafts drowning the two men who the only persons below at the time [More information ...]

Cox, William, 27 Jan 1878, aged 27, Dataler, The deceased got into the hoppet from the mouthing while the engeman was away from his engine, and their weight caused the engine to start, lowering them into sump full of water. They should have waited for the signal from engineman [More information ...]

Crompton, James, 05 Apr 1889, aged 18, Labourer, Inspection made and inquest attended. It appeared that this boy had been allowed to oil the screening machinery when in motion and was eventually caught and killed

Cunliffe, Jonathan, 04 Oct 1884, aged 30, Dataler, Inspection made. Deceased was drawing bars and props in a disused road, and appears to have been very careless in doing the work, as it might have been carried out without any danger had he used ordinary precautions

Eastham, Thomas, 09 Jul 1891, aged 32, Collier, Inquest attended. Deceased was lowered with nine other men to the New Arley mine mouthing in the shaft and was not allowed time to get out of the cage safely before it was suddenly lowered by the engineman without any signal being given

Fay, Michael, 07 Apr 1893, aged 32, Hooker on, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were working the coal back close to the shaft to finish which caused the brickwork to crush a piece of brick falling down the shaft fracturing the deceased's skull. A daily examination of shaft to be made instead of weekly

Flynn, Thomas, 15 Jan 1880, aged 14, Rolly hooker, The man at the top of incline started the tubs before they were all coupled together, and they ran down the incline, striking deceased, who was at the bottom

Forshaw, David, 14 Dec 1892, (accident: 17 Sep 1892), aged 27, Collier, Inspection made, and inquest attended. The deceased was working in face of a down brow when a stone fell from a pot hole in the roof he succumbed to the injuries received December 14th

Forshaw, James, 30 Nov 1897, aged 21, Hooker on, Inquiry made. The two deceased were drowned by the flooding of Tawd Vale Colliery, caused by a fall occurring into some old crop workings into which the River Tawd found its way and passing through the old workings and down the shafts drowning the two men who the only persons below at the time [More information ...]

Foster, Thomas, 24 Apr 1879, aged 30, Collier, Killed by blown out shot

Gill, Robert, 06 Mar 1861, Sinker, An interruption of water [More information ...]

Holland, James, 19 Aug 1875, aged 26, Collier, Fall of coal

Jackson, William, 15 May 1896, aged 22, Collier, Inspection made, and inquest attended. There had been a shot fired at the face which knocked out one or two props from under the roof and it was not clear whether they had been reset when a fall of roof occurred burying the deceased. The other parts of the working place appeared fairly well timbered

Johnson, James, 11 Mar 1876, aged 40, Prop taker, Fall of roof

Johnstone, Thomas, 26 Aug 1886, aged 19, Gangrider, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was riding up the incline on the rope and by some means fell off and was instantaneously killed. The road was in good order. The manager has decided to dispense with gangriders in future

Jones, Daniel, 23 Sep 1881, aged 30, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Explosion of gas, caused by a blown out shot

Lewis, Richard, 11 Apr 1889, aged 36, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was timbering in a "balance" brow, where he remained whilst a tub was being lowered, when somehow the balance box caught him, although there was plenty of room

Lyon, Henry, 18 Sep 1882, aged 52, Metalman, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was getting down roof, and while so engaged a portion fell upon him unexpectedly

Maitland, William, 20 Apr 1866, Collier, Fall of coal

Martindale, Luke, 27 Jan 1878, aged 25, Dataler, The deceased got into the hoppet from the mouthing while the engeman was away from his engine, and their weight caused the engine to start, lowering them into sump full of water. They should have waited for the signal from engineman [More information ...]

Molyneaux, Lot, 22 Oct 1881, aged 25, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Explosion of gas caused by a blown out shot

Morriss, James, 31 May 1871, aged 13, Drawer, Fall of roof

Palling, Samuel, 06 Nov 1869, aged 13, Pony driver, Falling on the iron plate below ground

Platt, Ralph, 27 Jul 1886, aged 52, Collier, Inquest attended. A piece of the ley which is holed off the top of the screen fell unexpectedly on to deceased. It was stated not to have been overhanging

Prescott, Richard, 28 Jun 1883, aged 33, Drawer, Inquest attended. Deceased was asked by a pony driver to move some dirt which had fallen on the road, and he appeared to have been trying to get some of the top coal down with a crowbar when it suddenly fell on him. The deceased ought not to have interfered with the roof, but should have sent for the fireman if it was bad

Rafferty, Daniel, 25 Oct 1888, aged 17, Drawer, Inspection made. He was killed by a stone falling from between the props in a widework face which was well timbered

Rigby, William, 27 Jun 1865, aged 13, Drawer, Explosion of firedamp in main coal [More information ...]

Rimmer, Thomas, 15 Mar 1875, aged 40, Labourer, Run over by locomotive

Rimmer, William, 11 Mar 1896, (accident: 07 Dec 1895), aged 60, Dataller, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged packing dirt in the waste and when in the act of knocking a prop out from under the floor which liberated a stone which fell on him before he could clear himself. He succumbed to his injuries March 11, 1896

Robinson, Edward, 12 Nov 1872, aged 31, Collier, Mine taking fire at a flue [More information ...]

Sharrock, Thomas, 30 Dec 1889, (accident: 18 Dec 1889), aged 42, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He had a shot in his wide work place, which apparently had not brought down all the coal, and he was commencing to hole again without re-spragging when some of the coal fell over on to him. Died 30th December

Smith, James, 01 Jul 1887, aged 29, Dataler, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased and another man were sent to put in a pack and were told not to draw any props but deceased later on attempted to draw one and the roof came down on him

Speakman, Matthew, 20 Jun 1871, aged 22, Collier, Fall of coal

Sullivan, Jeremiah, 15 Feb 1894, aged 45, Pitman, Inspection made and inquiry made. He was engaged with another man cleaning the bearers of the shaft using the cage in which was placed a tub, the cage was stationary part way down the shaft and during a conversation between the two men the deceased appears to have unthinkingly made a step backwards and stepped over the end of cage and fell down the pit

Tracey, Michael, 01 Nov 1887, aged 42, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was working at a widework face and the roof fell in over his drawing road owing to its not being barred. He had not been visited by an official from the time of starting at 6 am. up to the time of the accident at 11.30 am

Westhead, Thomas, 15 Jul 1889, aged 32, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was working under the top coal after drawing his sprags, and though warned by another collier, went on working till it fell on him

Wilding, Thomas, 06 Mar 1861, Sinker, An interruption of water [More information ...]

Wilson, John, 12 Nov 1872, aged 34, Collier, Mine taking fire at a flue [More information ...]

Withnall, Henry, 06 May 1879, aged 35, Metalman, Fall of stone from roof. A simple accident