Wrexham Colliery

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Ambrose, John, 03 Aug 1870, aged 31, Sinker, Fell out of cage whilst descending

Barnes, Richard, 06 Jun 1888, aged 19, Horse driver, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased went on to the jig to shout to the colliers at the top as they could not hear his whistle from the bottom when the chain breaking, the tubs ran back and caught a prop. The manager of this colliery was prosecuted some years ago for not having proper signalling apparatus on the jigs but the magistrates held that a whistle was sufficient and met the requirements of the Act

Connor, John, 22 Jan 1876, aged 35, Collier, Explosion of gas

Crowther, Thomas, 23 Nov 1888, aged 36, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was working out a pillar and intended setting a prop before getting out the last piece of coal but finding the roof rock solid he neglected to do so and when he pulled down the coal the roof came with it knocking out several props

Cuerton, John, 05 Apr 1907, aged 45, Collier, He was engaged getting coal at the face, when a stone fell upon him from between three slips in the roof

Davies, Daniel, 23 Jan 1886, aged 69, Byeman, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased had fired a shot at the face and after examining the place came back some distance down the road to wait whilst the next shot was being prepared when a large pot hole fell out knocking down a bar which fell on him

Davies, John, 30 Jun 1908, aged 58, Collier, Fall of side. When holing the coal between two sprags, a piece of dirt over the coal, said not to have been overhanging, fell over the sprags, from a slip, upon him

Davies, Seth, 13 Feb 1904, aged 48, Collier, Fall of roof. Inspection made. He was using a pick to loosen a prop set under the roof, when a stone fell upon him from some slips. If they had used the gablock and chain provided, this accident might not have occurred

Davies, William, 10 May 1880, aged 48, Collier, He was drawing timber to allow the clunch to fall in the goaf, when it fell, unexpectedly knocking out the props near the face

Dennis, Thomas, 22 Jun 1870, aged 46, Sinker, An explosion in pit, found in sump

Duchers, John William, 28 Aug 1918, aged 23, Filler, Fainted in the cage and fell into the sump

Edwards, Benjamin, 23 Apr 1887, aged 57, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was resetting a bar which had been blown out by a shot and was driving up the prop under it when it sprang back and the bar with a small quantity of dirt fell on him

Edwards, Frederick, 10 Sep 1886, aged 15, Putter on, Inspection made and inquest attended. The lad was sent down the brake with a message and on returning went into a refuge place until the empty journey had passed him. He then jumped on the last tub and rode nearly to the top, when he endeavoured to get out (knowing it was a breach of the rules) and his back caught against a bar causing injuries from which he died on 10th Sept

Evans, Norman, 09 Jul 1902, aged 42, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Explosion of fire-damp, which was ignited by a shot

Evans, Thomas, 20 Oct 1900, (accident: 12 Oct 1900), aged 38, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Whilst setting a prop under the black shale above the coal, a portion of the black shale fell, capping two props, and causing such injuries to deceased that he expired on the 20th instant

Griffiths, William, 24 Nov 1886, aged 48, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was getting some top coals down with a crowbar and advanced too far without setting his props when a stone fell upon him from a slip

Harper, John, 07 Sep 1880, aged 22, Collier, He and another man were setting a bar to support the roof of the drawing road, and by some means knocking out a prop which been set temporarily, when a large stone fell on him

Hughes, John, 08 Mar 1901, (accident: 25 Feb 1901), aged 37, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was engaged holing under the Brassey coal after a shot had been fired in the adjoining piece, when a large piece of coal came off from a slip capping two sprags, and fatally injuring him. He expired March 8, 1901.

Hughes, Oliver, 03 Feb 1883, aged 46, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased had drawn a lot of timber from the goaf, and was leaning against a prop listening if the roof was weighting, when it fell without warning and knocked out a prop which struck him on the head

Hughes, Robert, 23 Jun 1887, aged 48, Labourer, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was told by the fireman to cut up some floor and lower the rails into a dirt hole to allow the tub to be tipped up but instead of doing so he got down some top coal in spite of the remonstrance of his mate and a piece of chunk fell out from a slip before he could set a prop under it. Accident due to carelessness and disregard of orders

Hughes, Robert, 07 Sep 1895, (accident: 20 Aug 1895), aged 30, Daywageman, Inquiry made and inquest attended. The deceased and another man were removing a fall of roof and had propped the edge of the fall while they were clearing, another stone fell and in trying to escape he struck his head against a stone causing a scalp wound. He died at the Infirmary September 7th, 1895

Hughes, William, 29 Aug 1886, aged 62, Boilerman, Inspection made and inquest attended. it was deceased's duty to go down the pit on a Sunday to on a small pump and on the day in question he told the engineman to raise the cage to the bottom landing which was done. Nothing further being heard from him a search was made and his body was found on a bearer 85 yards down the shaft. There was no evidence to show how the accident happened

Jarvis, John, 16 Jan 1880, aged 29, Collier, Explosion of gas

Jenkins, Walter, 19 Feb 1896, aged 35, Filler, Inspection made and inquest attended. After holing the coal face the sprags were knocked out and a fall of coal and clunch occurred when they were in the act of filling when another piece of clunch came off the face which they thought was secure crushing deceased

Jones, David, 05 Nov 1903, (accident: 29 Oct 1903), aged 50, Collier, Inquiry made. He was engaged making a pack wall, when a stone fell from the roof against his leg, when he appears to have severely strained himself. He was able to walk part of the way to the shaft, but eventually got worse, and had to undergo an operation at the Wrexham Infirmary. He expired at the Wrexham Infirmary, November 5th, 1903

Jones, Edward, 01 Sep 1881, aged 36, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. A fall of roof occurred as the deceased was taking a tub along the road. The accident was due to the presence of "slips," which were not previously discernable

Jones, Edward, 01 Sep 1887, aged 58, Collier, Inspection made. He was working out a pillar, his place being 10 yards wide and 7 feet high. Believing the roof to be strong he had no props set, when a slab of stone fell on him near his loose end

Jones, John, 29 May 1874, aged 27, Hooker-on, Fell into sump with pump

Jones, R. J., 14 Nov 1916, aged 42, Byeman, Killed by a fall of stone

Jones, Robert, 20 Sep 1881, aged 14, Screen boy, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased had gone down from the screen to assist in lowering a waggon, and shortly afterwards as he was passing the waggon he was struck on the head by a piece of dirt thrown down by the screeman, who was not aware he was there. Recommended that such young boys should not be allowed to interfere with the waggons in future

Jones, Stephen, 28 Jun 1888, aged 23, Filler, Inspection made and inquest attended. A stone fell from some slips capping one of the props. The place appeared to be well timbered and the roof was not bad

Jones, William, 05 Oct 1880, aged 40, Hooker-on, Deceased slipped as the cage was descending and fell under it, he being crushed between the cage landing plates. No one saw the occurrence

Jones, William, 26 Jun 1912, aged 40, Collier, He was engaged holing under main coal 7 feet thick when a portion of the coal, 6 feet 3 inches by 2 feet 8 inches by 1 foot, fell on him from the lower part of the coal. Sprags, 4 feet apart, were set to coal above part which fell

Lee, William, 25 Feb 1876, aged 23, Collier, Explosion of powder when charging shot hole

Lounds, William, 20 Apr 1900, aged 27, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. After the fireman had fired a shot, loosening the coal, which was 7 feet-thick, they were attempting to bar the coal down, when more came than they expected, and crushed the two men, and capping a sprag [More information ...]

Manuel, William, 27 Jul 1907, aged 48, Collier, When getting coal at the face, a stone fell upon the deceased from between slips in the roof

McCann, Owen, 08 Nov 1892, 3 p.m., 9th hour of shift, aged 49, Stoker, Inspection made and inquest attended. Boiler explosion

Parsonage, Thomas, 10 Sep 1924, 3.5 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 52, Surface Labourer, Struck on head by portion of headgear [More information ...]

Rhodes, William, 12 Nov 1904, aged 35, Banksman, Inspection made and inquest attended. After getting the two full tubs out of the cage, and two empties had been placed there, and the engineman had received his signal, deceased appeared to have slipped, and got his leg caught by the descending cage, and was fatally crushed

Roberts, Edward, 17 May 1911, aged 52, Collier, Fall of roof. When at the face about to fill a tub, a fall of roof occurred where the roof supports were six feet from the face. There was no breach of the specified distance, but the place was insufficiently timbered

Roberts, John, 10 Jan 1916, aged 59, Timberman, Killed by a fall of roof

Rogers, Samuel, 20 Apr 1900, aged 32, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. After the fireman had fired a shot, loosening the coal, which was 7 feet-thick, they were attempting to bar the coal down, when more came than they expected, and crushed the two men, and capping a sprag [More information ...]

Shaw, John, 09 Oct 1897, aged 28, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased had been working at the face of wickett

Swinerton, William, 04 Apr 1898, (accident: 02 Apr 1898), aged 60, Byeman, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was pulling in front of a tub of dirt instead of keeping behind with his partner at the far end of an old level which they were stowing with dirt when he got crushed by the tub against a low bar fracturing his spine. He died at the Infirmary on the 4th instant

Thomas, Moses, 14 Oct 1902, aged 66, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were working a ribbing back, on the lower side of roadway, and when deceased was re-setting a sprag against the portion of coal he had previously failed to get down ; the place commenced weighing, and a fall of coal and roof fell upon the deceased from between three slips, and capping two props

Turner, John, 09 Nov 1881, aged 28, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was preparing to set some props when a piece of clod fell from a "slip" on to him

Unknown, -, 02 Oct 1872, Collier, Explosion of gas

Unknown, -, 04 Dec 1874, Collier, Fall of coal from side

Weigh, John A., 21 Jul 1917, aged 25, Filler, Found dead by some empty tubs