Trafalgar Colliery

Baldwin, Alfred, 05 Apr 1896, aged 40, Collier, In firing a shot he lit the squib instead of the match, and was unable to get away before the shot went off

Bibey, George, 22 Apr 1893, aged 18, Filler, Crushed by a tram or cart against the side of the road. It appears to have got off the rails just as it was passing him

Butcher, Thomas, 18 Feb 1879, aged 13, Door boy, Fall of roof

Cole, James, 30 Jan 1869, (accident: 09 Jan 1869), aged 40, Collier, Fall of stone (Bell) on the 9th ; died on the 30th

Collins, James, 12 Jul 1868, (accident: 11 Jul 1868), aged 15, Collier, He concealed some gunpowder, and it ignited in his pocket, burning him so severely that he died the next day [More information ...]

Collins, James, 03 Jun 1870, aged 31, Inclineman, In attaching a loaded tram to a set the trigger slipped on a sleeper and the set backed and crushed him to death

Dean, Charles, 17 Apr 1885, aged 40, Collier, Fall of coal. He was holing the coal and cut into a slip which let the coal off. He died next day

Eddy, Charles, 25 Jan 1879, aged 50, Collier, Killed by fall of stone [More information ...]

Freeman, John, 16 Jul 1888, aged 14, Driver's asst., He stumbled while carrying a light in front of a horse drawing loaded trams and was run over

George, John, 25 Jan 1879, aged 30, Collier, Killed by fall of stone [More information ...]

Gunter, Thomas, 21 Dec 1911, aged 28, Pumper, Seven tubs filled with short props were standing spragged up at the head of an incline to go inbye. The main rope was attached and the sprags withdrawn from the wheels of the tubs ; the couplings tightened up and the first tub moved forward leaving its centre bar behind. It ran amain down the incline and into deceased as he was proceeding inbye, killing him. The centre bars are attached to the tubs by two ¾ in. diameter bolts, which in this case had broken off inside the oak sole, but the two parts of each bolt had remained in situ until the jerk at the top of the incline, when the couplings tightened up

Hale, Frank, 17 Mar 1903, aged 17, Collier's Boy, Fall of roof at the face, the top coal 6 inches thick and clod 2½ inches had been cleared 3 feet over the bottom coal, thus leaving 4½ feet of roof unsupported. The props were within 1½ feet from the face of the bottom coal. The boy's collier was to blame, as he does not appear to have taken steps to secure the roof, which apparently was not good, over the bottom coal

Hammond, William, 17 May 1897, aged 17, Horse driver, Knocked down by the horse which he was walking in front of while taking out a journey of trams. The first cart or tram passed over him and fractured his legs and caused injuries from which he died

Jenkins, George, 24 Nov 1871, aged 18, Hodder, Fall of roof by slant in the Trafalgar colliery

Jones, John, 02 Mar 1884, (accident: 27 Feb 1884), aged 71, Labourer, Injured by being squeezed between a tram full of ashes, which he was removing from the boiler fires, and the end of a wall, and died on the 2nd March. He was very feeble or he would probably have easily recovered

Knight, John, 22 Jan 1896, aged 68, Collier, Died from a fit of apoplexy when about to descend to his work. Not comprised under the Act

Lane, George, 08 May 1875, aged 45, Pitman, Fell out of a cart in the shaft

Mathews, T., 11 Feb 1876, aged 26, Collier, Killed by carts on engine plane

Morgan, Richd., 03 Dec 1884, aged 64, Labourer, On the 3rd of December, Richd. Morgan, a labourer, 64 years of age, employed at the boiler fire at Trafalgar Colliery, died suddenly during an interval of work [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Powell, Herbert, 18 Jan 1910, aged 52, Collier, He was killed by the fall of a bell-shaped stone about 5 ft. by 3 ft. 9 ins. by 2 ft. The stone gave no warning. The place appeared to have been well timbered

Reece, James, 04 Apr 1866, aged 37, Hanger-on, Killed by the cage. In the downcast shaft of small diameter and the intake air at the time so sharp that Reece had to slip his candle into a recess in order to kep it light. In doing so his foot slipped and was caught by the quickly descending cage

Smith, Maynard Manley, 06 Feb 1895, aged 17, Hod boy, While bringing out a load of coal a stone from the roof weighing about 1½cwt. fell on him causing injuries from which he died that evening

Stevens, Enoch, 17 Jan 1899, aged 68, Timberman, Died suddenly on the 17th January at Trafalgar Colliery from failure of the heart's action [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Tingle, William, 07 Mar 1863, aged 13, Collier, In consequence of a dispute at the pit's bottom whether men or coal should go up, the boy (now in the cart) got caught by a "brow" and was killed. His death may be attributed to a total abscence of discipline in the pit. (Manslaughter brought in, in this case)

Walkley, Moses, 01 Aug 1911, (accident: 27 Jul 1911), aged 46, Carpenter, Deceased and others were moving a queen truss on a bogie on the surface. The top and bottom members of the truss were 10 ins. square and the total height 7 feet. It was not guyed up in any way but supported by two men on each side. It tilted toward the side on which deceased was, and as the men were unable to support it, it fell over them. The horse which pulled the bogie was startled by the fall of the truss and started forward. Deceased was inside one of the bays and was caught by the truss and his foot crushed. Blood poisoning supervened and he died in hospital on 1st August. The action of the men in transporting the truss in such a manner was worse than foolish

Whittington, Richard, 15 Apr 1875, aged 23, Collier, Fall of roof

Williams, John, 27 Nov 1869, (accident: 27 Sep 1869), aged 38, Collier, Fall of stone on the 27th September ; died the 27th November