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Atkins, William, 02 Jan 1912, aged 57, Shackler, Fall of roof on double parting. He had shackled a journey of full trams and was sitting down by the side of the parting watching them being pulled out when a fall of roof occurred, killing him on the spot

Bailey, Edward D., 08 Mar 1932, aged 39, Haulier, Run over by tram

Court, George, 21 Dec 1887, aged 27, Blacksmith, He reached the shaft in a hurry just as some colliers who were about to ascend had signalled away the cage and attempted to get on it as it was starting when failing to get a proper hold, he fell back into the sump having probably struck the top of arch 9ft. above the plates

Cox, George, 23 Apr 1888, aged 51, Collier, Fall of roof (rock) 11ft x 3ft inside of row of props 4½ft. from face and from between two smooth slips meeting at top which it appeared could not be seen before. 9ft. seam, 3½ft. thick. Longwall

Culverhouse, H., 22 Mar 1898, aged 45, Collier, Fall of side clift, 10ft. x 4ft. ex 3ft. thick from between vertical joints off side of rippings at face of stall. Two props said to have been under it. Gorllwyn seam

David, John Rees, 05 Mar 1878, aged 45, Collier, Killed by fall of roof

Davies, David, 10 Aug 1878, aged 18, Collier, Killed by fall of roof

Davies, J. R., 27 Feb 1878, aged 55, Collier, Killed by fall of coal

Davies, T., 28 Sep 1876, aged 21, Haulier, Killed by trams

Davies, William, 06 Aug 1869, aged 29, Collier, Killed by explosion of gas

Edwards, John, 05 Jan 1886, aged 31, Ripper, Fall of roof while ripping in a head

Evans, Jenkin, 08 May 1897, aged 66, Labourer, Fall of roof at face, while shifting rubbish from between two slips two feet apart. Gorliwyn seam

Evans, John, 24 Dec 1907, 1.45 a.m., aged 29, Engineman, Deceased was sent up the surface incline to tell the rider that there was a full journey of rubbish ready at the bottom of the incline. The rider had a journey of coal ready to take to the bottom of the incline, from the new pits, when deceased delivered the message to him. The journey was started, and the rider was walking alongside when he heard a cry of distress. He stopped the journey, went forward, and found deceased's body under the first tram. Deceased had either been illegally riding and fallen off, or had attempted to get on to the rope and slipped

Evans, Peter, 12 Sep 1914, aged 14, Spragger, He fell off a full tram upon which he was riding and was crushed beneath it

Evans, Theo., 05 Jan 1895, aged 16, Collier's boy, Run over by empty journey as he was walking out towards the shaft. As he was starting a haulier had called to him that the journey was coming in, but he either did not hear or did not heed the warning

Evans, Thomas C., 31 Jan 1893, aged 20, Collier, Fall of a slip of coal (7ft. x 18in. x 2ft. 9in. thick) which was not spragged. Two-feet-nine seam

Griffiths, Thomas, 18 Jan 1892, 3.15 p.m., 9th hour of shift, aged 23, Rider, While riding in empty tram in middle of a full journey down a steep incline, the tail rope broke, the journey ran wild, and they were killed by the wreckage at the bottom [More information ...]

Hutchings, Albert (Bertie), 12 Sep 1929, (accident: 10 Sep 1929), aged 32, Collier, Crushed by tram. Died 12th

Jones, D., 01 Dec 1870, aged 25, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

Jones, Daniel, 05 Sep 1904, 9 a.m., aged 14, Engine-boy, Scalded to death by an escape of water and steam from a burst tube of a Babcock and Wilcox boiler

Jones, Evan, 03 Jul 1891, aged 55, Hardgroundman, Deceased was in the act of crossing from one side of shaft to the other by way of the cage instead of the proper side passage when the cage was raised and he was crushed against the shaft side

Jones, John, 27 Dec 1895, aged 63, Carpenter, Found dead in crank pit of fan engine. It is supposed he slipped in while leaning through the fencing to feel the crank pin

Jones, Lewis, 23 Oct 1911, aged 31, Haulier, His horse ran away and he fell under the tram

Jones, Thomas, 08 Feb 1900, 12.15 p.m., aged 15, Collier boy, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 20 ins. x 14 ins. x 6 ins. thick, side props only. Gorllwyn seam

Jones, Thomas, 29 Jan 1904, 6.15 p.m., aged 49, Repairer, Fall of roof. Deceased and two others were widening a roadway to make a double parting. One sidewall, on which to place steel girders, had been built, and room had been made for the wall on the other side. The roof had been secured by a pair of timbers and strong lags reaching from it to the last girder in position. Deceased heard a slight movement of the ground and got up on a stage to examine the roof, when a heavy fall took place, crushed out the timbers, and buried him

Lavis, William, 25 Feb 1907, 2.30 a.m., aged 39, Rider, Deceased was in charge of a journey of 14 empty trams being drawn along the six feet engine-plane. When near the parting the engineman stopped the journey for deceased to go from the back end to the front. Deceased gave a signal for the journey to be drawn in, but he did not give a signal to stop it. The engineman stopped it without, and, not receiving a signal for half an hour, he and another man went in to see what the reason was. They found deceased pinned between the front tram and the tail-rope pulley. It looked as if he had attempted to unhitch the rope without stopping the journey

Lewis, Evan, 24 Apr 1903, (accident: 17 Dec 1902, 2 a.m.), aged 46, Haulier, While deceased was driving a tram of rubbish down a heading having a dip of 1½ inches per yard, the "gun" broke, and he fell under the tram where he was found half an hour later by a collier. The iron that the "gun" was made of was brittle. He died April 24th, 1903

Lewis, John, 30 May 1878, aged 18, Haulier, Killed by moving trams

Lewis, M., 15 Oct 1874, aged 29, Collier, Killed by fall of stone

Lewis, Nicholas, 14 Feb 1889, (accident: 11 Feb 1889), aged 21, Collier, Struck on head by a small stone from the roof. Died from an abscess on brain on 14th March. 9ft. seam 3ft. 8ins. thick. Long wall

Lodwick, D., 07 Sep 1875, Labourer, Killed by an explosion of gas [More information ...]

Morgan, D., 06 Nov 1883, aged 31, Haulier, Fell under trams

Morgan, Gwillym, 18 Jan 1892, 3.15 p.m., 9th hour of shift, aged 22, Collier, While riding in empty tram in middle of a full journey down a steep incline, the tail rope broke, the journey ran wild, and they were killed by the wreckage at the bottom [More information ...]

Morgan, Noah, 20 Feb 1906, 8.15 p.m., aged 23, Collier, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 4 ft. by 20 ins. by 14 ins. thick, fell as deceased was walking out along the heading. It was quite unsupported. Gorllwyn seam

Oram, William, 11 Jan 1906, 2.15 p.m., aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 5 ft. by 5 ft. by 27 ins. thick (part of rippings), crushed two props out and fell on deceased. It had a slip on each side, and one at the inner end, just above the coal. Gorllwyn seam

Orchard, Edward Thomas, 27 Jun 1901, aged 25, Blacksmith's striker, Knocked over by an incline rope and fell a distance of 8 feet on to the full road

Parry, William, 18 Jun 1899, aged 60, Pumpman, Found drowned in 18 ins. of water in the cage seat

Price, George, 26 Jul 1925, (accident: 10 Jun 1925), aged 54, Haulier, Crushed by tram of rubbish. Died 26th July

Rees, David, 16 Jun 1904, 4 p.m., aged 33, Haulier, Deceased had been bringing a horse with tram attached along a heading, and, when the horse and tram arrived at the parting without him, a search was made, and he was found lying dead on the road. It was thought that deceased had been riding on the gun and fallen off

Roberts, David, 26 Jun 1901, aged 34, Sinker, Fell out of "bowk" while descending alone. The pit was only 18 yards in depth, and he was within 5 yards of the bottom when he fell

Shepstone, William, 24 Apr 1889, aged 61, Collier, Run over by runaway trams on engine plane while returning from his work. A shackle pin had come out and the bar hook having been neglected by the rider 11 trams ran back a distance of 350 yards

Thomas, David, 25 Nov 1903, 9.30 a.m., aged 20, Collier, Fall of side. On road, cliff, 6 ft. by 4 ft. by 18 ins. thick, fell from the side of a heading. The top had been ripped, and the sides allowed to overhang without being supported by timber. Gorllwvn seam

Thomas, Giles, 05 Apr 1882, aged 38, Collier, Fell upon his mandril when walking along a heading

Thomas, Henry, 01 Mar 1912, (accident: 17 Feb 1912), aged 34, Haulier, Through going in front to move tram on an inclined road, he was overpowered and crushed by it. He died on March 1st, 1912

Thomas, J., 07 Sep 1875, Labourer, Killed by an explosion of gas [More information ...]

Thomas, John, 01 Oct 1877, aged 23, Collier, Killed by a fall of coal

Thomas, Morgan, 21 Feb 1887, aged 43, Collier, Fall of roof which was being blasted. Strong rock roof. 9 ft. seam. Long wall

Thomas, Thomas, 19 Oct 1875, Banksman, Killed by a piece of timber falling upon him

Unknown, -, 02 May 1870, aged 14, Boy, Killed by a fall of coal

Unknown, -, 01 Mar 1871, aged 22, Haulier, Crushed by a tram

Unknown, -, 11 Jan 1876, Assistant hitcher, Killed by cage going down upon him at bottom of shaft

Unknown, -, 12 Jan 1876, Killed by fall of coal

Williams, David, 29 Mar 1905, 3 p.m., aged 23, Haulier, Deceased was found dead between his horse and tram. The general height of the road was 5½ ft., but at this spot a piece of the lower bed of the roof projected to the middle of the road, and it was thought that he had struck his head against it as he rode out on the gun

Williams, Taliesin, 18 Jun 1914, (accident: 12 Jun 1914), aged 43, Traffic Man, He was fatally injured by trams which ran away owing to a shackle pin rising. He died from his injuries on June 18th, 1914