Wyndham Colliery

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Abel, William, 25 Oct 1930, aged 56, Collier, Pulling down bast when stone fell on him

Barnett, George, 14 Oct 1903, aged 45, Assistant repairer, Died from shock due to rupture of gall duct, resulting from a strain sustained in working

Boundy, Henry, 28 Oct 1893, aged 21, Brakesman, Crushed between a wagon which he was moving and the upright of the screen. There was only 16ins. clearance

Bowden, Frederick, 14 Jan 1892, 5 p.m., 10th hour of shift, aged 18, Brakesman, Caught between the buffers of wagon while fastening door

Bridges, John, 23 Nov 1895, aged 31, Collier, Run over by ingoing journey while walking out to the shaft at close of shift

Burke, Oliver, 07 Jun 1909, aged 19, Assistant Collier, Fall of roof. On road ; while clearing a fall from the roof in order to set timber, a small stone fell upon his head, causing death from compression of the brain. Six Feet Seam. Safety lamps

Chick, Edward E., 01 Nov 1906, aged 24, Hitcher, Crushed against a beam at pit bottom by a cage which ascended unexpectedly through a misunderstanding in signalling. He was partly in the cage releasing a tram which had caught in a side iron sheet

Colley, William, 20 Dec 1907, aged 29, Collier, Fall of side. At face ; while he was loosening a sprag set against a face "slip" of coal, the whole of the coal took to crush out, and a prop at the side was knocked out. The prop struck him so violently on the head that he died in six hours time without regaining consciousness. The coal seam was 7 ft. in thickness, and the face was worked nearly parallel with the slips. Six feet seam. Safety lamps

Davies, Archibald, 22 Apr 1909, aged 21, Repairer, Fall of roof. On road ; while about to set a prop at the corner of a stall road, where a small fall had occurred on the morning of the accident, a thin bed of roof collapsed for a distance of 7 yards, and a width of 2½ yards, and killed him. The roof was entirely unsupported, and so thin a bed should have been taken down, if not timbered. Seven Feet Seam. Safety lamps

Edwards, Alfred Glyndwr, 17 Dec 1914, aged 15, Collier Boy, As he was going up a heading road accompanied by his brother, a tram — with a chain horse attached — ran wild down the heading and killed him

Edwards, William, 26 Jan 1911, (accident: 15 Oct 1910), aged 53, Fitter, Knocked down by runaway horse and run over by tram. Died 26th January, 1911

Elward, Richard, 03 Sep 1909, aged 49, Repairer, One of the steps of the stairway leading to the pitbank was broken between the day and night shifts, and deceased while ascending in the dark, missed his footing, overbalanced and fell a distance of 7 feet, and alighted upon his head. It appears a lighted torch was placed near the broken step as a warning

Evans, Hopkin, 05 May 1885, aged 20, Haulier, Fall of roof

Evans, William, 10 Jan 1898, aged 32, Rider, While crossing a journey to get to the signal wire so as to save a horse he slipped and was run over

Fisher, Norman, 19 Feb 1929, aged 38, Repairer, Train of 30 trams was being hauled when shackle between 28th and 29th opened and 28 ran wild. About 200 yards down timber was caught and there was a fall but some trams continued and he was caught and fatally injured

Garrett, John, 26 Sep 1907, aged 33, Hard ground man, Fall of roof. At face of a stone heading. While drilling a hole with a Flottman drill for the purpose of shooting down a portion of the side to make room for a pair of timbers, a fall of roof occurred which killed him. The heading had reached a fault which had the effect of disturbing the strata. Props might have been set in the centre of the roadway to support the roof while this work was being done. Safety lamps

Gough, John, 13 Sep 1911, aged 30, Repairer, Fall of roof on road while repairing ; probably caused by a sprag in tram wheel shaking a post

Ham, John, 11 Aug 1886, aged 52, Labourer

Ham, John, 31 Aug 1887, aged 52, Labourer, Fall of clod while stowing in the face of a stall. 2 feet 9 inches seam, four and a half feet thick. Long wall

Harding, Richard, 19 May 1882, aged 29, Haulier, Killed by falling from cage to bottom of pit

Harris, Henry, 22 Jan 1885, aged 28, Rider on engine plane, Fell under trams

Harris, Oliver, 12 Aug 1907, aged 15, Collier boy, Fall of roof. At face. While the boy was said to be making a hole in the floor to receive a prop which his partner was dressing back on the roadway a fall of the shale roof occurred, and killed him. The fireman had warned the collier on his last visit to set a prop at the place, but the collier had neglected to carry out his instructions. The manager intended to prosecute the collier had he not absconded. Seven feet seam. Safety lamps

Hart, John, 25 Apr 1877, Collier, Killed by a fall of stone

Hopkins, John, 18 Jul 1899, aged 24, Collier, [Fall of roof] At face, cliff, 11 ft. x 9 ft. x 27 in thick, part of "rippings," from which props had been removed to get it down. Two feet nine seam

James, William, 11 Nov 1904, 11.30 p.m., aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof. At face ; whilst ripping the roof, a stone fell upon him, causing fatal injuries. Five feet seam

Jenkins, Evan, 24 Aug 1877, aged 38, Labourer, Killed by cage at top of pit

Jenkins, Jenkin, 13 Apr 1872, aged 25, Collier, Killed by fall of coal

Jenkins, John, 08 Jul 1908, (accident: 04 Jul 1908), aged 61, Waterman, While illegally riding in an empty "journey" up a gradient of 1 in 9 a cotterel became detached from an arrangement, called a "billy catch," connecting the rope to the trams, and the trams ran wild down the gradient. He was so badly injured that he died on 8th July

Jenkins, O., 01 Jul 1929, (accident: 19 Jun 1929), aged 26, Haulier, Taking tram out of stall when stone fell — skull fractured. Died 1st July

John, Lewis, 09 May 1879, aged 13, Doorboy, Killed by tram passing over his body

Jones, Israel, 26 Jan 1888, aged 18, Haulier, Fall of roof on main road

Jones, Robert, 02 Aug 1879, aged 43, Collier, Killed by fall of roof

Jones, William, 29 Jan 1877, aged 16, Collier, Killed by a fall of stone

Lewis, John, 29 Jul 1873, aged 38, Collier, Killed by fall of roof

Male, William, 19 Apr 1895, aged 30, Brakesman, Run over by empty wagon the last of three which he was bringing down a siding having apparently fallen off the brake lever

Martin, James, 17 Dec 1885, aged 33, Haulier, Fall of stone

Matthews, Edwin, 23 Dec 1901, aged 39, Collier, Fall of roof. On road, while wedging the collar of a "doubling" pair of timbers they collapsed, and deceased was suffocated beneath a heavy fall of rubbish. Two feet nine seam

Owen, Richard, 30 Jun 1880, aged 16, Labourer, Crushed between empty wagon and screens

Phillips, Ernest, 14 Aug 1906, aged 17, Collier, Fall of roof. At face ; while clearing away some "clod" which had been taken down over the coal, a stone, measuring 8 ft. by 5 ft. by 1½ ft., fell from the roof. There had been a "crush" at the place. No timber supports under the stone. Two feet nine seam

Popples, W., 03 Apr 1926, (accident: 24 Mar 1926), aged 66, Shackler, Lowering a full tram of coal down to couple up to stationary trams - holding tram back when arm came in contact with stationary tram - compound fractured arm. Died 3rd Apr

Powell, Samuel J. Edward, 26 May 1906, aged 17, Collier Boy, While a main "journey" was starting for the pit bottom, another rope belonging to a different haulage was also attached to the last tram, in order to pull it back about 20 yards. The rider had signalled to the engineman to "slack" out, but owing to the signal wires having been damaged, no signal was received. The rope came away from the cap because of the increased tension, and in springing back, struck Powell, who was on his way out, causing fatal injuries

Price, David, 22 Jan 1903, (accident: 14 Jan 1903), aged 40, Pulley-man, Died, 22nd January, from injuries received while oiling, having been caught by sheave which tore his arm off

Pryce, Thomas, 24 Jun 1913, (accident: 20 Jun 1913), aged 32, Collier, Fall of side at working face. When picking up his tools at the end of the shift, a small piece of clod fell from over the coal ; the clod knocked out a post, which in falling, struck deceased in the abdomen. He died from ruptured bowels on June 24th, 1913

Richards, John, 09 Apr 1892, 11.30 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 44, Engineer, Fell out of cage while descending alone

Richards, W. E., 12 Jun 1885, aged 54, Collier, Fall of coal

Samuel, Hugh, 12 Feb 1928, (accident: 10 Feb 1928), aged 41, Collier, Working coal when there was movement in coal — he shouted and ran out and collier buried by large fall of coal — alive when recovered — died 12th

Snow, John, 11 Aug 1887, aged 25, Repairer, While knocking out timbers to enlarge a road for a stable, a large fall of roof occurred. The fall discharged three pairs of new timbers

Staple, William, 26 Sep 1884, aged 36, Jobber, Fall of roof

Thomas, Robert, 02 Mar 1868, aged 29, Labourer, Killed by a segment

Thurlow, W. H., 26 Jul 1935, Puller Out, cage accident [Date of Inquest]

Turner, William, 31 Jul 1895, (accident: 25 Jul 1895), aged 48, Collier, Died 31st July from meningitis apparently the result of a blow on the head by a small stone falling from the roof in his working plane. Six feet seam

Williams, John, 14 Apr 1886, aged 39, Repairer, Fall of stone

Williams, Thomas, 03 Feb 1875, Pit Carpenter, Killed by an explosion of gas [More information ...]

Williams, William, 12 Jan 1889, (accident: 29 Aug 1888), aged 28, Haulier, Crushed by tram the horse having started while he was about to unhitch. Died 12th January 1889

Williams, William, 14 Sep 1914, (accident: 11 Sep 1914), aged 69, Road Cleaner, He was struck down by the tail rope which was moving from the side of the road towards the centre in consequence of a journey of empty trams working around a short turn, and before he could recover his feet he was run over by the trams. He died on September 14th from his injuries