Trefor Colliery

Collard, William Henry, 14 Oct 1924, (accident: 11 Oct 1924, 5.10 a.m., 6th hour of shift), aged 44, Repairer, He was standing under a cavity in the roof, where a heavy fall had occurred on that shift, while some workmen were engaged in pulling out a tram from under the rubbish by means of a "Sylvester." A small stone from the cavity fell from a height of 15 ft. and struck him on the head. He died on the 14th October. The deceased should not have exposed himself to danger by standing under the untimbered cavity. Electric safety lamp used

David, George, 11 Oct 1900, 3 a.m., aged 33, Repairer, Fall of roof. On road, while repairing a fall close to a low "bridge," it suddenly collapsed and 30 tons of cliff fell on him. Five feet seam

Evans, David, 11 Mar 1926, (accident: 30 Dec 1925), Repairer, Injuries to head and leg. Died 11th Mar 1926

Evans, Thomas, 08 Mar 1906, 3.50 p.m., aged 21, Assistant Hitcher, Owing to a misunderstanding between the hitchers, the drop cage of a simultaneous loading apparatus at the pit bottom was allowed to descend on deceased as he was clearing rubbish from under it

Grabham, William, 08 May 1901, (accident: 03 May 1901), aged 22, Labourer, Fall of roof. On road, loose debris on timbers and stone from sides, as he was passing with a tram, which had left the rails and knocked out an "arm." Died 8th. Five feet seam

Griffiths, Robert, 06 Feb 1912, (accident: 30 Jan 1912), aged 36, Ripper, Fall of side on road which caught him as he was lifting a stone up on to the tram. It fractured his left leg below the knee. He died on February 6th from shock caused by accident

Hallesey, Henry, 27 Jun 1903, 1.45 p.m., aged 18, Shackler, Deceased, who had assisted a haulier to put a tram on the road, volunteered to drive the horse out if the haulier would go on in front to attend to the pointers. The haulier did so, and deceased was, no doubt, riding on the "gun," when the pin rose and liberated the horse, causing deceased to fall under the trams, which dragged him along about 20 yards

Hammond, David, 21 Jan 1929, (accident: 02 Oct 1928), aged 53, Collier, Fall of coal. Died 21st Jan. 1929

Howells, Thomas, 28 Sep 1903, 2.30 p.m., aged 33, Roadman, Run over by a runaway tram which had been standing on a double parting having a dip of nearly 2 inches per yard. A haulier, in attempting to lower the tram a few yards, somehow allowed it to run away, probably through failing to sprag it

John, Thomas S., 04 Oct 1906, 7.40 p.m., aged 35, Rider, Deceased was walking between an empty journey and a full one that he was taking towards the shaft, when the front tram got off the road, and crushed him against an empty tram. There was nothing to account for the tram getting off, as the road was in good order. The roadway was 13 ft, wide and 10 ft. high, and there was a space of 45 ins. between the two roads. The trams were going very slowly

Jones, Benjamin, 26 May 1900, (accident: 30 Dec 1899, 1.15 p.m.), aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof. Died on 26th May, 1900, from exhaustion due to paralysis, the result of injuries received on 30th December, 1899, by fall of roof on road. Five feet seam

Kelly, Ernest, 14 Nov 1912, aged 21, Night Labourer, Fall of roof at working face as he was unloading rubbish from a tram

Lewis, William, 19 Dec 1924, 1.45 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 42, Repairer, He was on a heading, about 50 yards away from where he worked, looking for a suitable post to put up a pair of timber, when a pair of timber at the edge of a length of rippings discharged, and he was caught by the fall of about 3 tons of roof that followed. A break, due to weighting, was to be seen at the side after the fall, and a smooth above. He died shortly after being released. Oil flame safety lamp used

Llewellyn, Samuel, 26 May 1909, aged 63, Tram oiler, Deceased stepped on to a rubbish road to get out of the way of a horse which was drawing empty trams along a parallel road, and was knocked down by a tram of rubbish which was being lowered by the banksman. The banksman saw him and shouted a warning but was unable to check the speed of the tram as the rails were wet

Mears, Samuel, 19 May 1913, aged 29, Master Haulier, Fall of roof on haulage road. Some timbers, which he was taking in a tram, caught in the road timbering, causing a fall, killing him and his horse

Middle, Herbert, 13 Oct 1927, (accident: 04 Oct 1927), aged 25, Collier, By some meens journey rope atttached to empty tram took it along for some distance when it ran wild and crushed him. Died 13th [More information ...]

Morgan, George, 26 Apr 1909, aged 21, Collier, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 14 feet by 9 feet by 3 feet thick, crushed out four pairs of timber and fell on deceased as they were walking out along their stall-road at the end of the shift. The roof was much broken up with smooth slips, and the road was not far from a small fault. A sudden and sharp crush must have occurred. Five feet seam [More information ...]

Morgan, James, 26 Apr 1909, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 14 feet by 9 feet by 3 feet thick, crushed out four pairs of timber and fell on deceased as they were walking out along their stall-road at the end of the shift. The roof was much broken up with smooth slips, and the road was not far from a small fault. A sudden and sharp crush must have occurred. Five feet seam [More information ...]

Morgan, W., 03 Oct 1900, 11 a.m., aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof. On road, cliff 11 ft. x 9½ ft. x 15 ins. thick, fell while he was barring down some loose stones ; a fall had occurred a short time previously. No timbers stood. Five feet seam

Puddle, Thomas, 06 Sep 1907, (accident: 02 Sep 1907, 9 a.m.), aged 35, Collier, Fall of side. At face, deceased had knocked out two sprags, set in front of a "face slip," and barred it down. In falling, the coal knocked out a prop, which struck deceased on the abdomen. He died on Sept. 6th from peritonitis. Five-feet seam

Thomas, Thomas, 22 Jul 1924, 9.20 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 35, Master Haulier, He was standing near an empty tram on a passbye when a fall of roof occurred without warning from unseen slips and which discharged five pairs of timbers. The total weight of the fall was about 45 tons, and the master haulier, another haulier and his horse were buried. The haulier was rescued uninjured, but the master haulier was found dead when recovered half an hour after the fall occurred. The roof was sandstone, cut up by a number of slants and joints. The timber was comparatively new timber. Electric safety lamp used

Williams, David, 07 Jan 1911, aged 36, Collier, Fall of side at working face. An overhanging web of coal 15 feet long fell on him for want of sufficient sprags. Only one sprag was found under the fallen coal

Williams, W. J., 11 Apr 1905, 3 p.m., aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 13 ft. by 8½ ft. by 21 ins. thick, fell as the collier in charge of the stall was setting a prop. Two props were crushed out. Two feet nine seam