Tymawr Colliery

Bishop, Edward, 20 May 1903, (accident: 16 May 1903, 12 noon), aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff. 11 ft. by 4 ft. by 14 to 33 ins. thick, crushed four props out, and injured deceased so severely that he died in four days. The roof was disturbed and very jointy. Five feet seam

Brown, William, 22 Jun 1909, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, shale, 4 feet by 20 inches by 15 inches thick, fell as he was breaking up a large piece of coal. There was a prop at each end of the stone. Lower Four feet seam

Chappel, William G., 19 Sep 1925, (accident: 16 Sep 1925), aged 37, Haulier, Crushed by tram. Died 19th

Chinnock, James, 22 Apr 1906, (accident: 11 May 1905, 2 a.m.), aged 41, Repairer, Fall of roof. On road. Deceased was lagging two pairs of timber which he had just stood, when the pair next to them broke down and caused the ground above the new timbers to fall, and crush them out. He died on April 22nd, 1906. Five-feet seam

Collard, David, 15 Aug 1911, aged 27, Collier, While deceased was being lowered in a cage in an underground shaft the cage tilted slightly as the top part of it went through the "fangs," and although there was a guard chain at each end of the cage and a proper handrail, he slipped under the chain and fell down the shaft

Cook, Oliver, 23 Oct 1905, 3.15 a.m., aged 14, Lamp Cleaner, Crushed between floor and landing beam of a hydraulic lift, with which he was playing when absent without permission from the lamproom

Cull, George, 31 Mar 1904, 7.5 a.m., aged 44, Collier, Fall of roof. On road, rock, 5 ft. by 4 ft. by 15 ins. thick, fell as deceased was clearing some rubbish off the rails. There were numerous slants in the roof of deceased's heading, which was supported by road posts only. Five feet seam

Davies, Robert, 16 May 1904, (accident: 07 May 1904, 11.30 a.m.), aged 44, Collier, Fall of roof. On road, rock, 12 ft. by 8 ft. by 2½ ft. thick, fell when deceased knocked out a prop from under a "flat" supporting it. The "flat" had become too low for a horse to pass under, and it was necessary to take it out. He died in 9 days. Five feet seam

Davies, William, 29 Apr 1903, 11 a.m., aged 32, Repairer, Fall of roof. On road. Deceased and his assistant were working at a fall in an airway. To make more height at one end of the fall, instead of shifting the rubbish, he knocked out a pair of timbers, and a fall took place and killed him

Gould, William, 23 Jun 1894, aged 37, Assistant timberman, Fall of roof near face of stall while clearing a fall. A pair of old timbers at edge of fall was accidentally knocked out by deceased throwing some timber towards the face and a large stone resting on the collar fell on him. Five feet seam

Gwilliam, Alfred W., 04 Jul 1923, aged 47, Assistant Repairer, A huge stone fell on them crushing and killing them instantly [More information ...]

James, William Lewis, 04 Jul 1923, aged 48, Fireman, A huge stone fell on them crushing and killing them instantly [More information ...]

Knapman, W. H., 11 May 1905, 2 a.m., aged 18, Assistant Repairer, Fall of roof. On road, deceased was lagging two pairs of timber, which he and his partner had just set, when the pair next to them broke down, and caused the ground above the new timbers to fall and crush them out. Five feet seam

Leonard, Joseph, 24 Nov 1902, 3.10 p.m., aged 15, Doorboy, Fall of roof. On road, rock, 2 ft. by 2 ft. 6 ins. by 12 ins. thick, fell off a slant on to deceased as he was riding in an empty tram. Five feet seam

Millarship, Frank G., 04 Jul 1923, aged 34, Haulier, A huge stone fell on them crushing and killing them instantly [More information ...]

Wheech, William T., 04 Jul 1923, aged 38, Ripper, A huge stone fell on them crushing and killing them instantly [More information ...]

Williams, Robert, 14 Jun 1904, 3 p.m., aged 31, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff and coal, 12 ft. by 12 ft. by 3 ft. thick, fell, crushing, it was said, six props out and burying deceased. The "gob" was 12 to 14 ft. back from the face, so the only support the roof had consisted of small posts. The "gob" should have been kept within four or five feet of the face. Lower four feet seam