Durham Mining Museum - Pantyffynnon Colliery (UK) (original) (raw)

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Disasters (5 or more killed)

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Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

| | | | | | | Davies, Griffith, 03 Feb 1906, (accident: 18 Jan 1906), aged 18, Pumpman, While reaching over a pumping engine, working by electricity, to tighten a bearing, his coat got caught in the gearing, and he received such injuries that he died on February 3rd | | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | Evans, Ivor, 20 Apr 1927, aged 47, Repairer, Over holidays a fall had occurred and preceeding shift had cleared debris when he and others were sent to timber the cavity when stone fell on him | | | | | | | | Evans, William H., 23 Jan 1911, aged 17, Assistant Rider, While riding on a journey of trams his head struck a low piece of roof. He was killed instantly | | | | | | | | Finch, George, 05 Mar 1908, aged 25, Labourer, He was riding on a runaway tram containing rubbish, which left the rails and ran into a prop set at the side of the roadway. The prop was knocked out and Finch sustained fatal injuries | | | | | | | | Griffiths, Gwillym, 28 Jan 1908, 2 p.m., aged 28, Collier, Explosion of fire damp or coal dust [More information ...] | | | | | | | | Jones, John, 27 Apr 1925, aged 71, Surface labourer, While unloading wagon for boilers told to get off waggon which shunters took wagon away — found lying on coal dump and died in a few minutes | | | | | | | | Lewis, George, 05 Nov 1924, (accident: 03 Nov 1924, 7.15 a.m., 1st hour of shift), aged 49, Mechanic, Deceased suffered frightful injuries under distressing circumstances. The base of the combustion chamber of a Simon-Carves boiler had become choked with displaced bricks and ashes. Deceased went down into the ashpit to clear the obstruction through an inspection door chamber. The boiler was being fed with pulverised coal, and suddenly the pit was filled with flames, having been blown back. He scrambled out of the pit, and jumped into a tank of water. He died on 5th November, 1924 | | | | | | | | Mathews, William, 11 Dec 1914, aged 62, Repairer, Fall of roof on a double parting as he was clearing rubbish from a bottom shot | | | | | | | | Morris, Morris, 30 Dec 1868, aged 28, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof | | | | | | | | Peel, Lionel Hugh, 16 Dec 1909, (accident: 14 Dec 1909), aged 18, Mining Pupil, The accident happened on a siding at the mouth of No. 1 West Level in the return airway slant, and was caused by a runaway tram which appears to have become detached from the rest of the "journey," in consequence of the tram above being off the road, and, in the jolting, the coupling worked loose. The Surveyor had been measuring the air on the level, and was probably on his way to do so at another place when the accident occurred. Williams died in the pit, but Peel died from shock on the 16th December [More information ...] | | | | | | | | Rees, Thomas, 05 Jun 1913, aged 18, Rider, After sending two trams, attached to a rope, up a dip, the last one ran back and killed him. Apparently he overlooked coupling them together, and they must have travelled the distance they did owing to their drawbars being interlocked. A bar hook should have been used [More information ...] | | | | | | | | Roberts, William, 28 Jan 1908, 2 p.m., aged 37, Collier, Explosion of fire damp or coal dust [More information ...] | | | | | | | | Thomas, John Oliver, 07 Feb 1907, aged 25, in charge of signal wires, He was killed by runaway trams on an engine plane having a gradient of 1 in 4. The "journey" had only been drawn up 10 yards above "double parting" before the end tram became detached. The pin of the coupling had apparently not been put down through the lower jaw. No barhooks used | | | | | | | | Thomas, William, 14 Aug 1906, aged 37, Repairer, Fall of roof. On road ; main slant, while testing the side which he had been reopening, a stone measuring 5 ft. 6 in. by 2 ft. 6 in. by 1 in. in thickness, fell out of clift ground ; in trying to avoid it he slipped and fell, striking his head against the rail, while the stone fell across his legs | | | | | | | | Watkins, John, 21 May 1863, aged 19, Collier, Fall of roof | | | | | | | | Watkins, Ll., 14 Jun 1905, aged 16, Assistant rider, It is probable that he slipped while attempting to jump on the haulage rope, and was run over | | | | | | | | Williams, Edward Amery, 14 Dec 1909, aged 25, Surveyor, The accident happened on a siding at the mouth of No. 1 West Level in the return airway slant, and was caused by a runaway tram which appears to have become detached from the rest of the "journey," in consequence of the tram above being off the road, and, in the jolting, the coupling worked loose. The Surveyor had been measuring the air on the level, and was probably on his way to do so at another place when the accident occurred. Williams died in the pit, but Peel died from shock on the 16th December [More information ...] | | | | | | | | | | 17 names found | | | | | |

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Credits

Sources:

• 1863 Mines Inspectors Report, by Thomas Evans, H.M. Inspector of Mines
• 1868 Mines Inspectors Report, South Wales District by Thomas E. Wales, H.M. Inspector of Mines
• 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), Swansea District (No. 11) by Joseph T. Robson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
• 1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Swansea District (No. 11) by J. Dyer Lewis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
• 1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Swansea District (No. 11) by J. Dyer Lewis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
• 1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672), Swansea District (No. 11) by J. Dyer Lewis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
• 1909 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5177), Swansea District (No. 11) by J. Dyer Lewis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
• 1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), South Wales District (No. 7) by W. N. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
• 1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), South Wales Division (No. 5) by Dr. W. N. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
• 1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023), South Wales Division (No. 5) by Dr. W. N. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
• 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
• 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Swansea Division (No. 7) by W. J. Charlton, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection]
• 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
• 1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
• OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website

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