Wheal Agar (Metalliferous)

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Almond, John, 16 Jun 1880, aged 18, Miner, Explosion of remnants of dynamite while boring a hole close to an old socket, or bottom, of a previous hole. Bursting out of some ground in some stopes

Argal, John Henry, 27 Feb 1882, aged 17, Miner, At the time of the accident the mine was full of water to the 205 fathoms level where deceased, the agent, and three others were on a raft putting in some timber to make a road, too many got on one end of the raft causing it to lurch and precipitate three of them into the water one got on to some ground at the end of the level, two the agent pulled on board, but Argal sunk, and his body was not recovered till some days afterwards. The raft had been in use about a fortnight, and was considered to be sufficiently steady

Bowden, Alfred, 14 Jul 1884, aged 38, Miner, Unexpected fall of ground

Caddy, James, 15 Aug 1883, aged 21, Miner, Fracture of the capstan rope which was being used to draw the men to surface [More information ...]

Carrill, William, 15 Aug 1883, aged 27, Miner, Fracture of the capstan rope which was being used to draw the men to surface [More information ...]

Clemens, George, 15 Aug 1883, aged 25, Miner, Fracture of the capstan rope which was being used to draw the men to surface [More information ...]

Cock, Thomas, 15 Aug 1883, aged 18, Miner, Fracture of the capstan rope which was being used to draw the men to surface [More information ...]

Davies, Edward, 21 Mar 1895, (accident: 10 Mar 1895), aged 22, Miner, While refixing some planks which had bean disturbed during blasting operations he appears to have slipped or overbalanced and fallen about 6 fms. on to the piles of stuff in his stope below receiving injuries from which he died on the 21st

Dawe, Edward, 15 Aug 1883, aged 19, Miner, Fracture of the capstan rope which was being used to draw the men to surface [More information ...]

Gilbert, William Henry, 06 Mar 1873, aged 18, Sumpman, Deceased and another man were leaving work in the shaft at the 100 fathom level, and, instead of climbing the ladder, deceased took hold of the windlass rope and called out "wind up." His hands slipped, and he fell 10 fathoms. Another account of the accident is that the deceased slipped in sollar to the ladder, and caught hold of the rope as he was falling

Nettle, William James, 23 Jul 1883, (accident: 21 Jul 1883), aged 35, Shaftman, Was engaged putting linings around the main rod below the 70 fathoms level, when he slipped and fell down to the 80 fathoms level, receiving injuries from which he died two days afterwards

Nicholas, Richard, 23 Feb 1880, aged 43, Miner, Fall from a plank while working in a shaft

Osborne, Charles, 15 Aug 1883, aged 23, Miner, Fracture of the capstan rope which was being used to draw the men to surface [More information ...]

Pearce, John, 30 Mar 1878, aged 22, Miner, Unexpected explosion of a hole which had hung fire [More information ...]

Pope, Paul, jnr., 15 Aug 1883, aged 22, Miner, Fracture of the capstan rope which was being used to draw the men to surface [More information ...]

Richards, Thomas, 15 Aug 1883, aged 19, Miner, Fracture of the capstan rope which was being used to draw the men to surface [More information ...]

Roberts, Joseph, 15 Aug 1883, aged 43, Miner, Fracture of the capstan rope which was being used to draw the men to surface [More information ...]

Sampson, H., 14 Jan 1891, aged 19, Miner, Deceased and his comrade were engaged tramming at the 245 fathom level and while "dumping" the waggon at the plat the runner next the shaft broke and he fell with the waggon into the shaft. The timber proved to be of inferior quality and broke off

Thomas, Henry, 15 Aug 1883, aged 17, Miner, Fracture of the capstan rope which was being used to draw the men to surface [More information ...]

Treloar, Benjamin, 04 Apr 1888, aged 15, Miner, Deceased and another were employed in tramming stuff in the 235 fathom level. At the time of the accident he was engaged in helping to fill the waggon when a large stone from a pile about 4 feet above him, rolled down and pinning him by the feet rolled over on to his head killing him instantly

Trevena, Charles, 15 Aug 1883, aged 27, Miner, Fracture of the capstan rope which was being used to draw the men to surface [More information ...]

Vincent, Ellen, 06 Jan 1894, aged 25, Dressing Floor, Ellen Vincent, 25 years of age, employed on the 6th January at the Wheal Agar dressing floors (separated from the mine half to three-quarters of a mile), had her neck dislocated in consequence of a woollen muffler which she wore becoming entangled in a revolving shaft. From 1st January 1895 these dressing floors will be under my inspection [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Whitford, Frank, 23 Nov 1889, aged 23, Shaftsman, Deceased was standing on the bearers at the 255 fathom level, supporting the bottom lift. He was engaged in putting on a nut to one of the screws when one of his comrades called to him from below to send down the kibble. He replied that he would come down himself instead and then turned to take the ladder. Immediately there was a rush and the man who had been talking to deceased saw the latter falling down the shaft. It was supposed that stooping for some time he became giddy and thus fell away. He was a foreman at his own particular work and an excellent workman

Woolcock, Francis H., 15 Aug 1883, aged 19, Miner, Fracture of the capstan rope which was being used to draw the men to surface [More information ...]