DAGG William - 1902 - 21/07/1902 – Age 54 - Houghton Wasteman. Lambton Collieries Ltd., Co.Durham. When clearing stone out of a return, to make more height, a large stone fell off the side at a slip and killed him.

DAGLISH Timothy - 1907 - 03/10/1907 – Age 21 - Dean & Chapter Hewer. Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. He was killed by a fall of band, which came away sideways pushing the timber out, in the Main Coal Seam. There was a hidden slip or parting from which the band fell.

DAILLY George - 1902 - 10/06/1902 – Age 14 - Crofthead Waggon Greaser. United Collieries Ltd., Linlithgow. Deceased either had attempted to pass between the waggons, as they were being pushed toward the pits and run over or was crossing the rails when he was run down.

DAINTY Enos - 1907 - 18/10/1907 – Age 63 - Hickleton Main Collier. Hickleton Colliery Co. Ltd., Yorkshire. He and another man were coming out-bye at the end of the shift and in doing so met a long train of empty tubs being lowered on the engine plane. When within 15 yards of the out-bye of the train the tubs checked and startled the men. The other man got into the refuge hole for safety and asked the deceased to come in but he stood in the full road opposite the refuge hole gazing at the empty tubs when a set of five full tubs came up behind him knocked him down, ran over him and killed him on the spot. The haulage road is a good one with the refuge holes within the required distance.

DAKERS Francis William - 1907 - 02/09/1907 – Age 21 - Herrington Timber Drawer. Lambton Collieries Ltd., Co.Durham. When drawing timber from an old bord, he was killed by a piece of stone which fell off at a slip.

DALE Edwin - 1908 - 18/09/1908 – Age 18 - Exhall Motor Man. Exhall Colliery Co., Warwickshire. Found dead upon the wooden floor of an electric haulage motorhouse in the mine. Electric shock.

DALE George - 1903 - 26/04/1903 – Age 31 - Exhall Trammer. Exhall Colliery Co., Warwickshire. Deceased was taken ill in the mine. 21st April and died on the 22nd from 'tuberculosis and pleurisy, causing syncope.' Any slight accident he may have sustained did not contribute to his death. An inquest was held.

DALE George - 1905 - 26/01/1905 – Age 56 - Murton Wagonman. South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. On January 26th. deceased was engaged with another man lowering waggons loaded with timber, when he got his foot fast between the rails at the heel of a switch. The waggons were moving slowly, and he tried to release his foot, but could not do so. The other man saw what had happened, and attempted to stop the waggons with drags, but could not before two waggons had passed over deceased's leg.

DALE George - 1905 - 26/10/1905 – Age 34 - Ashton Moss Collier. New Moss Colliery Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of coal from working face, he had taken out a sprag, and resumed holing without resetting the sprag. Died 31st December, 1905.

DALE Thomas - 1901 - 23/07/1901 – Age 51 - Cannock Chase Stallman. Cannock Chase Colliery Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Fall of side. He was drilling a hole in some coal, which had been holed, when it suddenly fell and killed him. It is probable that he drew the sprags to see if the coal would fall before preparing a shot and had not reset them.

DALE Thomas Bradley - 1906 - 26/09/1906 – Age 23 - Digby Coal Cutter. Digby Colliery Co., Nottinghamshire. Deceased had fitted the cutting bar of an electrically driven coal-cutting machine, with cutters, and the machine was being moved a few feet by mechanical power to position for starting work, when deceased fell on the revolving cutters. He died the same day.

DALEY George - 1901 - 11/03/1901 – Age 47 - Moss No.6 Packer. Pearson and Knowles Coal and Iron Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased struck at a prop before starting to set a timber chock when a small piece of coal, from the roof, which had evidently been hanging loose fell, striking deceased on his neck causing injury to back and spine. He died March 7th. 1901.

DALEY James - 1901 - 06/09/1901 – Age 64 - Collins Green Labourer. Collins Green Colliery Co., Lancashire. Inspection made. He was carrying a box of explosives to the colliery from the magazine and instead of going along the roadway he went a shorter way through a fence and along a footpath by the edge of the reservoir when he probably slipped and fell in the reservoir and was drowned. The box of explosives was found on the footpath close to the reservoir.

DALGETTY William - 1901 - 04/06/1901 – Age 66. Red Crags Sandstone Quarry. Owner William Dalgetty, Kincardine. Deceased was standing on a ledge of rock on the face of the Quarry, 75 feet up, pinching off stones when some stones came away from behind and striking him he fell over to the bottom. A rope was close by, which deceased might have used.

DALGLEISH John - 1903 - 30/10/1903 – Age 35 - Dashwood, Sand Quarry Labourer. John D Maxwell, Stirling. The deceased were digging a hole in the floor of a sand Quarry in which they purposed burying a large tree root. A mass of sand suddenly slipped in upon and buried them. Both men were dead before they could be extricated. 2 killed.

DALGRESS Frederick Walter - 1908 - 20/02/1908 – Age 20 - Radford Loader. Wollaton Colliery Co., Nottingham. Fall of roof. Deceased was assisting the stallman to withdraw a prop, from a waste, by using a ringer and chain when a fall of roof killed him.

DALKING John - 1908 - 08/02/1908 – Age 33 - Shildon Lodge Joiner, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. When helping to take rails down the pit he fell off the cage top into the pit bottom and was killed.

DALTON Arthur - 1908 - 20/1905/1908 – Age 37 - Aldwarke Main, Corporal. John Brown and Co. Ltd., Yorkshire. He was in front of an empty set of sixteen full tubs, which were being lowered down a haulage road, when the engineman lost control of the set owing to the brake failing to act; a cotter pin connecting the brake strap to the lever either broke or fell out. He was run over and killed.

DALTON Reuben - 1908 - 06/02/1908 – Age 37 - Orgreave Byeworkman. Rother Vale Collieries Ltd., Yorkshire. The deceased was assisting to drill a vertical shot hole into a piece of sandstone forming the roof of the road when the stone fell upon and killed him. The stone was 2 feet by 2 feet by 20 inches thick and had two loose sides and a weight break which could not be seen before the stone fell on the third side. The operation of drilling vertical holes into the roof is a dangerous one as the men are working under the stone and if it falls, as it is apt to by the jarring of the drill, they have little chance to escape. Horizontal holes are safer and, as a rule, quite as convenient.

DALZIEL Frank - 1900 - 16/04/1900 – Age 29 - Locharbriggs Sandstone Quarry, Quarryman. Baird and Stephenson, Dumfriesshire.  Fall of stone from a clay back. It ought to have been guarded against.

DALZIEL Wailliam - 1907 - 18/12/1907 – Age 30 - South Longrigg No.2 Miner. James Gemmell, Lanarkshire. After firing three shots of gelignite, with a fuse, he went back when a fourth shot, the fuse of which was said not to have kindled, went off on him. It is supposed that the fuse had been kindled by the flame from one of the other shots.

DAMARELL Edward - 1903 - 05/1905/1903 – Age 44 - Gunnislake Granite Quarry Shotfirer. S Pearson and Son Ltd., Cornwall. When charging a hole for blasting some stone loosened, probably by a previous blast, fell upon him and killed him. The rock is granite and the place appears to have been examined after the previous shot and considered safe. The granite is full of joints and cracks in this part of the Quarry and requires careful examination after each blast.

DAMMS J. H. - 1902 - 09/07/1902 – Age 21 - Cadeby Main Smiths Striker. Denaby & Cadeby Main Collieries Ltd., Yorkshire. A rope was being stretched with the crab-engine to test the cappings. The rope fouled the rails on the pit-heap and Damms when loosening it, thoughtlessly stood on the inside of the bend and the liberated rope threw him off the staging and he was killed.

DANBY Willie - 1906 - 20/11/1906 – Age 25 - Tudhoe Shifter. Weardale Steel Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. He was working under a stone, which was known to be bad, and which was said to have been timbered up. The stone fell and killed him. The timber, said to have been in, was supposed to have been canted out by the stone falling. The master shifter had given orders for the stone to be taken down but afterwards a man named Kerr, to whom the orders were given, decided to prop the stone up, and said he did so. It is a matter of doubt whether he did so.

DANCE William - 1908 - 11/12/1908 – Age 31 - Glyn Labourer. Ebbw Vale Steel Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Crushed by a roadway journey of trams, which was being lowered to the shaft from the summit of the engine plane, in consequence of the tail rope, by which it was being lowered breaking. The rope, which had only been at work five months, was worn to such an extent that although considered to have been originally of excessive strength, it was no longer strong enough for the load and the jerk it would have to bear on the journey being transferred from the main rope to the tail rope. The arrangements and conditions under which this rope works are so bad, that it must be the cause of a heavy charge for ropes, and the whole plan requires remodelling. (Mechanical haulage.)

DANDO George - 1904 - 24/08/1904 – Age 40 - Tirpentwys Haulier. Tirpentwys Black Vein Steam Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Monmouth. He was alleged to have strained himself when at work at Tirpentwys Colliery on the 24th August. He died the following day from the bursting of an ulcer in his stomach.

DANDO John William - 1905 - 11/07/1905 – Age 27 - National No.2 Cogman. United National Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported on by E Milner-Jones, FA Gray and JT Robson. 119 killed. He was brought out alive but died from his injuries.

DANIEL David - 1901 - 01/03/1901 – Age 63 - Tursdale Wasteman. Bell Bros. Ltd., Co.Durham. When illegally riding on an engine set he was crushed between tub and baulk and died on the 8th.

DANIEL David - 1906 - 13/03/1906 – Age 38 - Blaenant Collier. Marquess of Bute, Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face, fireclay, 7 feet by 3 feet by 2 feet thick, fell from between two diagonal slips on deceased as he was about to set a post under it. His sledge hammer and a post where found under the stone. The fireman had told him to set the post an hour before. Seven-feet seam.

DANIEL John - 1903 - 09/07/1903 – Age 51 - Dunvant Quarry Labourer. Samuel Jones and Sons, Glamorgan. While removing topping on a ledge 12 to 15 feet wide he fell over the edge, a depth of 90 feet, and was killed on the spot.

DANIEL Moses - 1901 - 17/04/1901 – Age 48 - Tursdale Hewer. Bell Bros. Ltd., Co.Durham. Died from pericarditis alleged to have been caused by lifting a tub on to the way but post-mortem examination showed that this was not probable.

DANIEL Thomas - 1900 - 17/07/1900 – Age 38 - Werfa Rider. Thomas Evens and Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. While bringing two trams of rubbish up a drift he slipped and was run over.

DANIEL William - 1905 - 11/07/1905 – Age 40 - National No.2 Collier. United National Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported on by E Milner-Jones, FA Gray and JT Robson. 119 killed. John St., Ynyshir, buried at Llethrddu Cemetery on Saturday.

DANIEL William John - 1909 - 26/08/1909 – Age 18 - Pontyberem Slant Hitcher. Pontyberem Collieries Co. Ltd., Carmarthen. Fall of roof on road; while standing on an inclined roadway, a runaway tram knocked out several pairs of timbers, and caused a fall of the roof. He was found dead under the debris. Big Vein. Safety lamps.

DANIELS Arthur James - 1908 - 25/08/1908 – Age 40 - Dinnington Shifter. Seaton Burn Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. Fall of roof stone at working face.

DANIELS George - 1908 - 14/12/1908 – Age 39 - Brickworks, Clay Quarry Clay digger. Mitchell and Co., Co.Durham. When removing baring, it fell over and knocked him off the bench, on which he was standing, into the bottom of the clay pit, a distance of about 12 feet, fatally injuring him.

DANIELS John - 1903 - 01/1905/1903 – Age 53 - Lady Windsor Asst. repairer. Ocean Coal Co Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall on road cliff, 15 feet by 3 feet by 2 feet thick, which the repairers had been trying to get down suddenly fell and killed the deceased. A face slant was visible after the fall. Six feet seam. 2 killed.

DANIELS John - 1909 - 25/03/1909 – Age 30 - Garw Collier. Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face; the roof of the stall gave way as deceased was knocking out sprags set against heavy face slips of coal. Several slants were visible in the roof after the accident occurred. The face appeared to have been well timbered. New Seam. Safety lamps.

DANIELS John F. - 1905 - 21/01/1905 – Age 59 - Ty Trist Pumpsman. Tredegar Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Having replaced one or the fuse wires, which are immersed in oil, he was electrocuted while screwing up the cover of the iron fuse-box with one hand and at the same time turning on the starting switch with the other. The fuse-wire which be had inserted being too long, one end of it came in contact with the metal box creating a short-circuit and causing the box to become alive. Previous to this a small leak had occurred through the handle of the starting switch, in consequence of a thread of asbestos from one of the washers slightly overlapping a porcelain insulator inside the switch case. This in itself would only have given a slight shock, but the resistance at this point being reduced, the additional pressure created by the short-circuit at the fuse box caused a jump spark or large leak at this place. Both the above causes would probably have been rendered harmless had the earthing been effective. but unfortunately the contact of the earth-wire was not good on account or rust.

DANKS Henry - 1900 - 12/02/1900 – Age 64 - Carbarns Manager. William Hudspith and Co., Lanarkshire. A section of Ell Coal had been reached by a stone mine driven upwards from the Main Coal and a place had been driven in the Eli Coal to a small blind pit put up from the Main Coal on the vees of a trouble so as to provide two airways. While driving the stone mine and the place in the Ell Coal a current of air was carried forward by brattice but the current was so feeble that when driving in the Ell Coal it had to he assisted by means of a hand fan and wood rhones or air boxes home trouble had been experienced with firedamp in the Eli Coal. The connection with the blind pit had been completed before the accident but notwithstanding this on the day of the accident gas was found in the Ell coal and no miners were allowed to work in it. The three deceased and another man who was injured were engaged trying to remove the gas. The injured man was working the hand fan and the fireman had gone forward with a Davy safety lamp to see if the connection with the blind pit was open and the manager and oversman were near the foot of the stone mine when a somewhat violent explosion occurred coming from where the fireman was. The fireman's body was found near the blind pit and the bottom of his safety lamp was found some yards further out. The gauze was not found. The place in the Ell Coal was dry and rather dusty. 3 killed.

DANKS Sidney A. - 1905 - 29/07/1905 – Age 47 - Nantgwyn Labourer. Naval Colliery Co. (1897) Ltd., Glamorgan. Deceased was carrying five bricks over a plank, 18 feet long, 11 inches wide and 7 inches thick, when it broke and he fell to the ground, a distance of 5.5 feet. He died on October 8th from haemorrhage of the stomach and subsequent anaemia. Post mortem examination revealed cirrhotic liver and kidneys.

DANSKIN Robert - 1907 - 04/11/1907 – Age 20 - North Wallbottle Loco. Fireman. North Wallbottle Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. A train of loaded waggons were being made up near this pit. Deceased had coupled 12 to the locomotive, using a coupling pole; he then went 25 yards nearer the pit, to bring away two loaded waggons which were standing 5 feet apart. He lifted the brakes and they moved down this falling gradient of 1 in 72. He was seen walking between them. The last waggon moved fastest and closed up and deceased stood between the buffer and centre bar of the first. When these two waggons joined, this first moved forward quicker and again left a space end, deceased was stopping out when it struck this last waggon of this train in front, rebounded and he was crushed. He was found clear of the waggons rolling on the ground in pain. He died as he was being taken to Newcastle Infirmary. his coupling pole was found after the accident resting against a building 10 yards from where he was caught.

DANSON Henry - 1901 - 11/07/1901 – Age 40 - Plumpton, Limestone Quarry Quarryman. North Lonsdale Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Danson was barring down loose stones at a point about 35 feet from the Quarry sole when an unexpected rush of the loose material caught him. He apparently slipped when trying to get out of the way and rolling down the slope was crushed by one of the large stones (about 2 tons weight) which followed him down and killed him on the spot.

DANVERS Charles Ernest - 1905 - 21/09/1905 – Age 24 - Bardon Hill Granite Quarry Quarryman. Bardon Hill Granite Co., Leicestershire. He died while at work in the Quarry. An inquest was held and the Coroner’s Jury returned a verdict that he died from natural causes, namely heart disease.

DARBY William - 1903 - 27/07/1903 – Age 59 - Dudley Wood Odd man. N Hingley and Sons Ltd., Worcestershire. Irruption of mud or sludge from an old shaft. 4 killed.

DARBY William - 1904 - 31/10/1904 – Age 38 - Mains No.2 Fireman. Cross Tetley and Co., Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. A stone fell from a step at a fault fracturing deceased’s ankle as he was making an examination of the workings. He succumbed to the injuries received Dec. 10, 1904.

DARBY William - 1908 - 27/03/1908 – Age 17 - Littletown No.2 Horse driver. Littletown Collieries Ltd., Staffordshire. Deceased was bringing a set of three loaded tubs down a road dipping 1.75 inches per yard. All the wheels were lockered. He appeared to have been riding in front of the first tub, with one foot on the tail chain and the other on the rail. His boots were very heavily nailed, and in the middle of the sole, of the right boot there was fastened an iron plate 2 inches by 1.5 inches in the centre of which there was a bright polished groove about 3/16 inch in depth. He fell in front of the tubs which ran upon him, breaking his neck and right ankle.

DARDY William (escaped) - 1909 - 29/10/1909. Darran Rhymney Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. This accident has been the subject of a Special Report. 27 men lost their lives and 4 were injured.

DARK David - 1908 - 16/10/1908 – Age 58 - Trudhoe Stoneman. Weardale Steel Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. He was engaged taking down stone in an engine plane, and had drawn out the supporting timber. He was on the inbye side of the caunch, when a stone fell off the side on to his leg. He died a few hours afterwards from shock.

DARK Edward - 1909 - 22/10/1909 – Age 30 - Caeduan Assistant collier. Trimsaran Co. Ltd., Carmarthen. Explosion of gas. 4 killed.

DARK Rees - 1906 - 30/1905/1906 – Age 13 - Tillery Vivian Collier boy. Powells Tillery Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Fall of roof. It broke off at a post, at the edge of the rippings from a smooth break. The lad had finished his shift and was just fetching his lamp to go out. The collier is responsible for this occurrence, as either through error of judgement or neglect he had not made the place secure.

DARKER George - 1900 - 21/02/1900 – Age 43 - Castle Hill, Groby Granite Quarry Quarryman. Groby Granite Co., Leicestershire. While barring stone down from the Quarry face and protected from falling by a belt round his body, held by a rope to the top of the Quarry, a large piece of stone came over and cutting the rope in two allowed deceased to fall a distance of 15 feet when he was instantly killed.

DARLEY William - 1900 - 03/09/1900 – Age 71 - Haden Hill Labourer. W Bassano and Co., Staffordshire. Run over by full tubs on a surface endless rope tramway.

DARLINGTON Thomas - 1909 - 05/1905/1909 – Age 57 - Robin Hood Platelayer. Clifton and Kersley Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Whilst repairing line in sidings, a full waggon being lowered by shunter ran into the deceased and another platelayer; gross carelessness of shunter not warning the men, both had their backs to the waggon.

DARROCK Peter - 1906 - 09/01/1906 – Age 16 - Polmaise No.1 Hanger on. Archibald Russell Ltd., Stirling. When at the foot of a self-acting incline he was caught by a runaway hutch, which a drawer at the top pushed over the brow of the incline without having attached it to the rope.

DARTNAILL Arthur - 1900 - 04/04/1900 – Age 20 - Whorne’s Place chalk Shunter. Trenchermann Weekes and Co. Ltd., Kent. While endeavouring to step from the ground on to the Quarry locomotive, which was going at the rate of two or three miles an hour, he either missed the step or his foot slipped, he fell and was run over. Died the same evening.

DARWENT E. – 1901 – 01/04/1901 – Age 32 – Dodworth Byeworker. Old Silkstone Colliery Co. Ltd., Yorkshire. Fall of side from above the side walls of an arch which was being built near the pit bottom.

DAUGHTY Herbert Robert – 1902 – 01/08/1902 – Age 16 – Parkhead Miner. Glasgow Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. A five yard cut had been taken off a stoop in a seam 4 feet 6 inches thick the props had been drawn, but the roof had not broken. Deceased and some others were commencing the second cut. As the coal appeared to be hard the miner in charge of the place had bored and charged a shot hole in it, and deceased was removing the tools when a piece of coal burst off the face and struck him on the side. He died half an hour afterwards.

DAVENPORT James – 1900 – 04/12/1900 – Age 46 – Brownhills Enginewright. William Harrison Ltd., Staffordshire. Run with cage and another man who escaped into the water at the bottom of the sump.

DAVENPORT John – 1905 – 25/02/1905 – Age 45 – Rotherham Main Corn Grinder. John Brown and Co. Ltd., Yorkshire. He, contrary to rules, got over a fence to oil machinery when it was in motion and he was caught and so severely injured that he died the following day.

DAVENPORT Richard William – 1907 – 26/08/1907 – Age 14 – Rockingham Pony driver. Newton Chambers and Co. Ltd., Yorkshire. He was taking a set of three full tubs down a gate road when he was run over by the first one. No one saw the accident happen, it is probable as he was walking in front of the pony, he stumbled and fell, and the pony passed over him and he was caught by the tub.

DAVENPORT Thomas – 1900 – 16/08/1900 – Age 44 – Priestners Crumbouke Fireman. Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Suffocated in firedamp, 20 yards in advance of his lamp on return side, he was engaged with another fireman removing the gas.

DAVEY Albert – 1906 – 01/1905/1906 – Age 38 – Whitwood Hanger on. Henry Briggs Sons and Co. Ltd., Yorkshire. At the shaft bottom, where he was working, there are two landings and both decks of the cages are loaded simultaneously. One of the cages on this occasion came from the surface, and the empty tubs it contained were taken out, two full tubs were run in, but the other two became buffer-locked and Davey went into the lower deck of the cage to get them loosened, and while he was doing so, the onsetter in charge of the top landing, signalled the cage away, and the deceased, as the cage ascended, fell out and dropped onto the sump boards and was so seriously injured that he died within a few hours. The signal to the winding engineman is controlled from the top landing, but the man in charge there should, giving one, have received a signal by means of a semaphore falling from the low landing. It stated that the semaphore had fallen, but as no signals had been given from the landing, it seems probable that it stuck from the previous time.

DAVEY Charles H. - 1909 - 26/07/1909 – Age 15 - Loftus Ironstone Horse leader. Pease and Partners Ltd., North Yorkshire. This boy was working his first shift as a horse-leader. He was leading the horse down a slight incline when the driver put sprags into the tub wheels. He lost his light but continued to hold on to the horse. When the driver arrived at the stopping place, he found the boy underneath the first tub. It is difficult to say how the boy came to be under the tub, as the road was in good condition and there were no obstacles in the way. Being new to underground work and having lost his light, he would probably be alarmed and may have stumbled and fallen. The employment of boys as horse-leaders is undesirable.

DAVEY Robert - 1903 - 27/01/1903 – Age 36 - Cwmneol Collier. Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall at face cliff 5 feet by 18 inches by 8 inches thick, part of the rippings fell as deceased was working away a piece of coal to make room to set a road-side prop. He was in a hurry, as his shift was up, and no doubt be neglected to sound the roof. He died in six days. Yard seam.

DAVID Edward - 1903 - 13/01/1903 – Age 43 - Cilely Sinker. JS Blindell and Co., Glamorgan. Deceased was knocked down by a run away water tank as he was walking up a dip. The tank, containing water for the horses, was allowed to run down a gradient of 24 inches per yard with two sprags in the wheels. Instead of turning into the first heading, 10 yards down as it was intended to, it continued down the dip where the gradient increased. The haulier who started the tram should have accompanied it and seen that the pointers had been put right.

DAVID George - 1900 - 11/10/1900 – Age 33 - Trefor Repairer. Lewis Merthyr Consolidated Collieries Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road. while repairing a fall, close to a low bridge, it suddenly collapsed and 30 tons of cliff fell on him. Five feet seam.

DAVID James - 1909 - 17/03/1909 – Age 39 - Bickershaw Collier. Ackers Whitley and Co., Leigh, Lancashire. When managing a tub up the brow, he was alleged to have strained himself. He expired the following day; the cause of death was apoplexy, accelerated by the strain.

DAVID John - 1905 - 05/10/1905 – Age 57 - Garth Merthyr Engine fitter. Elders Navigation Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. He was so severely scalded by falling into an accumulation of hot water, under the floor of an engine house, owing to the choking of a drain pipe that he died soon afterwards. He knew of the choked pipe but apparently was not aware of the accumulated hot water.

DAVID Noah - 1903 - 22/10/1903 – Age 37 - Dowlais Cardiff Collier. Guest Keen and Nettlefolds Ltd., Glamorgan. Run over by a journey of three trams, through the opening of a knot in the haulage rope. A defect had been observed in the rope and as the splice man could not attend to it the fireman helped out and knotted the two ends. The road dipped 8 inches per yard and it was very imprudent to trust a knot in a rope with a load of 4.5 tons attached to it.

DAVID Owen - 1909 - 12/08/1909 – Age 28 - Cribbwr Fawr Collier. Cribbwr Fawr Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. While David was getting off a carriage, upon which he and others had been riding down the slant, he used a power cable as a handrail to assist him to alight. He received a shock from which he failed to recover, although artificial respiration was resorted to until a doctor arrived. David Thomas, who proceeded to walk down the slant, after Owen David had been taken to the surface, was found lying dead on the main slant, a considerable distance higher up than the place where Owen David received a shock. The doctor certified that both men died from electrocution. The armouring of the cable seems to have been alive for a considerable time, due to an injury to the cable by runaway trams, and also to inefficient earthing. 2 killed.

DAVID Thomas - 1900 - 10/12/1900 – Age 25 - Cefn Slip Roadsman, Bryndu and Port Talbot Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan, He was riding up the slant on the rope in front of full journey and must have slipped off.

DAVID Thomas - 1905 - 01/08/1905 – Age 44 - Dinas Main Ostler. Dinas Main Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Run over by tram owing to the horse taking fright while taking two trams, loaded with horse food, along the main level.

DAVID William - 1902 - 11/06/1902 – Age 29 - Cefn Slip Collier. Bryndu & Port Talbot Collieries Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face, while waiting to have their tram changed a stone 12 feet x 7 feet from the rock roof fell upon them. Five Quarter seam. 2 killed.

DAVID William - 1907 - 14/12/1907 – Age 40 - Dinas Main No.3 Ripper. Britannic Merthyr Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp or coal dust. 7 killed.

DAVID William - 1908 - 12/11/1908 – Age 31 - Celynen Collier. Newport Abercarn Black Vein Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Crushed by corner of tram against timbers as he was trying to pass at the side. The trams were afterwards found off the rails, which is a frequent cause of accident, and will continue to be so until a definite and sufficient space at the side of the tram is specified by the rules. (Horse haulage.)

DAVIDSON Charles - 1906 - 11/09/1906 – Age 14 - Bedlington Hanger on. Bedlington Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. An endless rope, above the tubs, worked a straight road and a branch road at right angles; the rope bringing the empty tubs inbye from the shaft on arrival at the junction passes round a sheave, crosses over the full way of the branch road, and then takes the empty tubs into that road, and passing round a return wheel brings the full tubs out to the junction, then cross over to, and round a second sheave, and go inbye on the straight road round a second return wheel, and then direct back to the shaft. Deceased worked at the junction, which was lighted, by electric lamps, and his duty was to attach the empty tubs going into the branch road to the rope. On the full line of rails of the branch road near where he worked is a knock-off to detach the rope from the V clips on the loaded sets; it consists of two angle irons 15 feet long placed horizontally 1.5 inches apart, in which space the rope travels, gradually rising to pass over a sheave placed above at the outer end of the knock-off. The prongs of the clips are prevented rising by the angle-irons and the rope is drawn out and the tubs then run by gravity across the empty road of the straight in road on to the full way. A set of two loaded tubs and an empty water tub came out to the branch road, and at the same time deceased, in some manner not ascertained, got caught between the rope and the knock off and his body was cut in two; the upper part being found jammed between the rope and knock-off just above where the water tub was standing, and the lower part and legs were under the first loaded tub. He may have been amusing himself by riding on the rope. The Local Inspectors reported, ‘Find no blame attached to anyone, and in our opinion it was a pure accident.'

DAVIDSON David - 1904 - 23/02/1904 – Age 18 - Michael Filler. Weymss Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Deceased was running a loaded tub down a wheel brae. A large link in the chain jammed on the brake stick and the consequential jerk caused the wheel tree to give way at the foot, although it had been sunk about four inches into the pavement. The wheel or the tree struck deceased causing injuries which terminated fatally two days later.

DAVIDSON George - 1906 - 05/01/1906 – Age 23 - Prestonlinks Fireman. Forth Collieries (1903) Ltd., Haddington. Explosion of firedamp or coal dust.

DAVIDSON George - 1907 - 06/11/1907 – Age 35 - Polmaise Nos. 3 & 4 Miner. Archibald Russell Ltd., Stirling. Fall of roof at working face of machine wall.

DAVIDSON James - 1905 - 17/11/1905 – Age 14 - Newbattle Pithead runner. Lothian Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Deceased stepped across a creeper chain for hauling empty tubs, to light gas at a bracket on the wall and his right leg slipped into the wheel opening and was severely lacerated. He died from blood poisoning two days afterwards.

DAVIDSON James William - 1909 - 05/11/1909 – Age 16 - Garesfield Staple Braker. Consett Iron Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Fell down drop staple.

DAVIDSON John - 1901 - 19/07/1901 – Age 31 - Eston Ironstone Miner. Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., North Yorkshire. He was baring down a piece of rock when it fell towards him instead of away from him as he expected it would, he tried to get out of the way but it caught him before he could do so and caused such injuries that he died almost immediately.

DAVIDSON John - 1904 - 03/03/1904 – Age 16 - Newbattle Coupler. Lothian Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. The loaded tubs are run from the bottom deck of the cage, by gravity, and by means of a creeper they are raised to the weighbridge. In moving round to the creeper they pass close to a steel stay, used to support the pithead. The deceased was attempting to control the speed of a loaded tub and when passing the stay his head was crushed between them.

DAVIDSON John - 1907 - 15/11/1907 – Age 56 - Wilsontown Repairer. William Dixon Ltd., Lanarkshire. Deceased and some other workmen were engaged making a recess for the frame of a wheel, in connection with haulage, when a large stone fell away from the side and struck him causing fatal injuries.

DAVIDSON Joseph - 1908 - 15/01/1908 – Age 31 - Bond’s Main Stallman. Staveley Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Derbyshire. Fall of roof. Deceased was at work in the stall near to the gate end, when the roof fell and killed him. The fall came from between two rows of props only 3 feet 8 inches apart.

DAVIDSON Richard - 1904 - 24/02/1904 – Age 14 - Heworth Trapper. Heworth Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Died March 4th. By a singular coincidence this accident, and that involving John Kay Gorton happened within minutes of each other, in the two coal drawing shafts of Heworth colliery situated about 50 yards apart. In the John pit, the downcast shaft two cages each holding two tubs on each of the three decks run in rail guides at the sides. By means of a drum of two diameters while one cage runs between Hutton seam and surface, a distance of 140 fathoms, the other runs the surface and Beaumont seam a distance of 161 fathoms, the Beaumont cage can call at the Hutton seam where there is a landing and a few feet below it beams supporting the scaffold, on which Hutton seam cage lands cross the shaft, within 2 or 3 inches of the ends of the Beaumont cage. Deceased on the completion of his fifth shift underground got into the top deck of the cage at the Beaumont seam along with 10 other boys and while being drawn to the surface and passing the Hutton seam allowed his head to come in contact with one of the beams referred to or the landing. There is a bar to hold on by in the cage. His lamp fell down the pit but he was caught and supported by the other boys until the surface was reached. The Local Inspectors reported 'in our opinion it was a pure accident. The Jury added a rider to their verdict Accidental Death in which they suggested the propriety of having doors or gates on the cages and giving notice as to instructions in the shaft.

DAVIDSON Robert - 1900 - 04/07/1900 – Age 17 - Braidhurst No.2 Pony Driver. Summerlee & Mossend Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. The fireman was redding a fall on a haulage road. The deceased was standing besides the fireman when a stone fell from the roof and struck him.

DAVIDSON Robert - 1903 - 20/07/1903 – Age 17 - Ayr-Drumley No.1 Miner. George Taylor and Co. Ltd., Ayrshire. Fall of roof at working face.

DAVIDSON Thomas - 1908 - 21/1905/1908 – Age 71 - Hawkill Night watchman. Kincardine Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. The colliery was abandoned, and the whole was being dismantled. The screening plant building, which was of brick, was being taken down, and one wall only remained. It is not known what occurred but in the morning deceased was found partly buried by bricks from the wall which had fallen.

DAVIDSON William Byers - 1906 - 17/08/1906 – Age 23 - Wallsend Hewer. Wallsend and Hebburn Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. Died August 19. Deceased and his stepfather were hewing together, during the fore shift, in a wall 14 feet wide in the Bensham seam, 5 feet 6 inches thick. The left side of the place had been driven forward, narrow 8 feet wide for about 4 feet, leaving a trail jud which they were taking off bordways way and after the place had been examined, before they entered, by the deputy, they were kyrving when about a ton of coal fell off the side, relieved by a sooty back lying over away from them from the bottom upwards. Both were knocked down and the deceased fastened, but his stepfather was able to liberate him. The place was approaching trouble, a shot fired the day before may have helped to loosen the coal. Deceased was sent to Newcastle Infirmary on the 19th, but he died there the same day. The Local Inspectors reported, ‘Find the same in perfect order and cannot find anything to account for the fall of coal except purely unforeseen circumstances.'

DAVIE James - 1904 - 17/1905/1904. Mossbeath, Fife Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. This man was looking for work and when at the colliery he was run over by a train of waggons.

DAVIE John - 1903 - 19/02/1903 – Age 39 - Polton Shaftsman. Lothian Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Deceased was engaged in the shaft with two other workmen, repairing a float wire in connection with a pump, when a stone fell from the side and striking him he was precipitated to a scaffold, 26 fathoms below.

DAVIES Archibald - 1909 - 22/04/1909 – Age 21 - Wyndham Repairer. Cory Bros. and Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. 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 2.5 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.

DAVIES Arthur - 1901 - 23/12/1901 – Age 20 - Ebbw Vale Marine Collier. Ebbw Vale Steel Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. A stone which his comrade was barring out, fell and knocked out a post which in falling struck his head.

DAVIES Arthur - 1906 - 25/07/1906 – Age 32 - Elliot East Collier. Powells Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Fall of roof at the face. He was in the act of putting a post up, underneath some top coal, when it fell upon him.

DAVIES Arthur - 1906 - 28/06/1906 – Age 37 - Seven Sisters Collier. Evan and Bevan, Glamorgan. Fall of side at face; he was struck on the head by a piece of coal, weighing about 12 lbs., which caused concussion of the brain, and he died from shock in a few minutes. Big vein.

DAVIES Benjamin - 1907 - 16/02/1907 – Age 32 - Waunhir Collier. Trimsharan Co. Ltd., Carmarthen. The accident was caused by the snapping of a 4 inches x ¾ inch mild steel hitching plate or draw bar across a rivet-hole, at the tail end of the first tram, in a train of nine loaded ones, as the journey was getting over a brow having an inclination of 20 degrees, at the mouth of the main haulage slant. These men, with many others, were walking up the slant at the end of the shift, when they were run over and killed. 6 killed. Five others were injured. No barhook used.

DAVIES Benjamin - 1909 - 04/09/1909 – Age 54 - Llwynon Collier. Llwynon Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face; while engaged in setting a prop under a piece of shale, lying irregularly in the folds of a sandstone roof, a large portion of the shale fell upon him and killed him. No.2 Rhondda. Naked lights.

DAVIES Benjamin - 1909 - 05/08/1909 – Age 28 - Windsor Repairer. Windsor Steam Coal Co. (1901) Ltd., Glamorgan. Owing to the breakage of a heavy steel drawbar, 17 empty trams ran wild and crushed deceased against the side of the drift. Subsequent examination revealed a concealed flaw.

DAVIES Charles - 1905 - 11/07/1905 – Age 18 - National No.2 Haulier. United National Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported on by E Milner-Jones, FA Gray and JT Robson. 119 killed. 4 Hillside Terrace, Wattstown, buried at Llanwonno Cemetery on Saturday.

DAVIES Charles H. - 1905 - 11/07/1905 - National No.2 Boy. United National Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported on by E Milner-Jones, FA Gray and JT Robson. 119 killed. 5 William St., Ynyshir. buried at Bedwellty on Saturday.

DAVIES Charles William Walter - 1906 - 01/10/1906 – Age 17 - Birley East Rope boy. Sheffield Coal Co., Derbyshire. Deceased was cleaning up the centre of a roadway on which an endless-rope was working, when he was run over and pulled some distance by the tubs and killed.

DAVIES D. W. - 1904 - 29/02/1904 – Age 16 - Bedlinog No.1 Door boy. Guest Keen and Nettlefolds Ltd., Glamorgan. Deceased fell off a shackle of a loaded journey on which he was illegally riding and was fatally injured.

DAVIES Dan - 1900 - 24/03/1900 – Age 40 - Merthyr Vale No.2 Collier. Nixons Navigation Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. While passing out from their work, they were struck by runaway trams, owing to the breaking of a shackle. 2 killed.

DAVIES Daniel (injured) - 1909 - 27/09/09 - Ely Naval Colliery Co. (1897) Ltd., Glamorgan. Twenty eight men were descending. The reversing gear of the winding engine failed to act. The descending cage sped to the bottom and the ascending cage went upwards into the sheaves (which it broke) and then fell back down the pit onto the full cage. Five men in the upper deck were killed instantaneously. Those in the lower cage escaped but with horrific injuries. Two died later in hospital. 7 killed 14 injured.

DAVIES David (injured) - 1901 - 10/09/1901 - Llanbradradach No.2 Ostler. Cardiff Steam Coal Collieries Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion formed the subject of a special report by Mr. J. S. Martin. Cd885. 8 killed. some injured.

DAVIES David (injured) - 1909 - 27/09/09 - Ely Naval Colliery Co. (1897) Ltd., Glamorgan. Twenty eight men were descending. The reversing gear of the winding engine failed to act. The descending cage sped to the bottom and the ascending cage went upwards into the sheaves (which it broke) and then fell back down the pit onto the full cage. Five men in the upper deck were killed instantaneously. Those in the lower cage escaped but with horrific injuries. Two died later in hospital. 7 killed 14 injured.

DAVIES David - 1901 - 06/02/1901 – Age 28 - Minera Lead and zinc Miner. United Minera Mining Co. Ltd., Denbigh. While they were descending one of the main shafts in a cage the bar by which it was suspended from the rope broke they were precipitated to the bottom of the shaft and killed instantaneously. 4 killed.

DAVIES David - 1901 - 08/11/1901 - 142 Cawdor Collier. D Jones and Sons, Carmarthen. Fall of roof at face, while pulling some clift roof down, a piece 5 feet 9 inches x 2 feet x 23 inches thick fell upon him causing death within 15 minutes. Red vein.

DAVIES David - 1901 - 24/1905/1901 - Universal Waller. Universal Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported upon by W Galloway Cd 947. 81 killed.

DAVIES David - 1901 - 31/01/1901 – Age 47 - Mardy No.2 Hard heading man. Lockets Merthyr Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Killed by explosion of carbonite which had missed fire on the previous day. while unramming it.

DAVIES David - 1902 - 25/06/1902 – Age 49 - Cwmystwith, Lead Miner. Cwmystwith Mining Co. Ltd., Cardigan. Killed by a rush of ore down a shoot or pass. He had gone up to try and cause the ore to commence running but when it began to run he failed to get out of its way and his head was smashed.

DAVIES David - 1902 - 27/01/1902 – Age 52 - Bryn Eglwys Slate, Slate getter. Abergynolwyn Slate Quarries Co., Merioneth. His crowbar slipped, while he was barring a stone he fell backward and fractured his thigh. He died of pulmonary embolism resulting from his injuries on the 29th.

DAVIES David - 1902 - 29/01/1902 – Age 59 - Mardy, Rhymney Collier. Rhymney Iron Co., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face coal, 4 feet 8 inches by 4.5 feet by 13.5 feet thick, it fell from between two slants. It was part of the red seam which is kept up as roof. Died February 2nd. Rhas Las seam.

DAVIES David - 1902 - 30/04/1902 – Age 25 - Darran Collier. Darran Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face clift, along a slant 14 feet long 3 feet wide 24 feet thick at bottom to nothing at top, fell close to face Caedafed seam.

DAVIES David - 1903 - 02/04/1903 – Age 15 - Dowlais Cardiff Screen oiler. Guest Keen and Nettlefolds Ltd., Glamorgan. Deceased was oiling some bearings of the shafting of the screening machine, when a stud caught the sleeve of his coat and he was carried round and so badly bruised that he died on the way home. The mechanical engineer had given instructions that no oiling was to be done while the machinery was in motion but the foreman of the screeners allowed it to be done.

DAVIES David - 1903 - 10/01/1903 – Age 19 - New Crosshands Asst. collier. New Crosshands Collieries Ltd., Carmarthen. Deceased and his butty were waiting for a journey to have a ride; when the journey came up the back portion toppled over and caught him before he could get out of the way.

DAVIES David - 1903 - 21/12/1903 – Age 46 - Gin Collier. Astley and Tyldesley Collieries Ltd., Lancashire. Slight cut on left ankle, probably from an empty tub running on to it, turn left unsecured, wound neglected, sticking plaster put on dirty wound, blood poisoning ensued. Doctor called in on 26th. Died 30th.

DAVIES David - 1903 - 25/11/1903 – Age 55 - Deep Navigation Asst. ripper. Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Crushed to death against the side by a tram of coal getting off the rails as it was being drawn past him by a horse. The road was in good order.

DAVIES David - 1904 - 16/09/1904 – Age 63 - Garnoch No.1 Banksman. Glasbrook Bros. Ltd., Glamorgan. Crushed between a door post and end of a tram which he had just taken from the cage.

DAVIES David - 1904 - 20/01/1904 – Age 53 - Fochriw No.2 Collier. Guest Keen and Nettlefolds Ltd., Glamorgan. At face cliff, 16 feet by 3 feet by 1 foot thick, fell from a slant in the roof. It was unsupported. Ras Las seam.

DAVIES David - 1904 - 25/01/1904 – Age 37 - Glogue Quarry Quarryman. Glogue Brick and Slate Works Co. Ltd., Pembroke. While barring a slab of slate the adjoining slab, 8 feet long, 4 feet wide and 6 inches thick, fell and struck him killing him instantaneously.

DAVIES David - 1905 - 11/07/1905 - National No.2 Collier. United National Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported on by E Milner-Jones. 29 Wind St., Ynyshir. Buried at Llethrddu Cemetery on Saturday.

DAVIES David - 1905 - 11/07/1905 - National No.2 Fireman. United National Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported on by E Milner-Jones. 38 Fairfield Terrace, Ynyshir.

DAVIES David - 1905 - 11/07/1905 – Age 23 - National No.2 Haulier. United National Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported on by E Milner-Jones, FA Gray and JT Robson. 119 killed. Penrhys Cottage, Penrhys, buried at Llanwonno Cemetery on Saturday.

DAVIES David - 1905 - 21/01/1905 – Age 26 - Elba Collier. Baldwins Ltd., Glamorgan. By explosion of gas and coal dust. 11 killed.

DAVIES David - 1905 - 23/06/1905 – Age 60 - Deep Navigation Fitter. Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Deceased was assisting to lift half of a haulage drum off the ground and had his bar under it when the drum toppled over and crushed his foot. He died on July 8th.

DAVIES David - 1906 - 11/12/1906 – Age 16 - Castle Collier boy. Crawshay Bros. Cyfartha Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of side at face coal, 6 feet 10 inches by 13 inches by 10 inches thick, fell off a false slip as deceased was carrying coal along the face. One sprag was said to have been crushed out or disturbed by deceased in passing. Six-feet seam.

DAVIES David - 1906 - 12/02/1906 – Age 31 - Morlais Trammer. Thomas Williams and Sons, Carmarthen. Fall of roof at face while filling a train of coal, a bell, measuring 8 feet 1 inch by 5 feet 9 inches, by 1 foot 8 inches in thickness, fell from the clift roof, killing him instantly. There were no props within the area of the fall. Six feet seam.

DAVIES David - 1907 - 16/01/1907 – Age 40 - Cae Duke Master haulier. Loughor Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Struck down and run over by an empty tram which had broken away from a journey of six in consequence of the breaking of a coupling pin. Gradient 10 inches per yard. No barhook used.

DAVIES David - 1907 - 16/02/1907 – Age 23 - Waunhir Collier. Trimsharan Co. Ltd., Carmarthen. The accident was caused by the snapping of a 4 inches x ¾ inch mild steel hitching plate or draw bar across a rivet-hole, at the tail end of the first tram, in a train of nine loaded ones, as the journey was getting over a brow, having an inclination of 20 degrees at the mouth of the main haulage slant. These men, with many others, were walking up the slant at the end of the shift, when they were run over and killed. 6 killed. Five others were injured. No barhook used.

DAVIES David - 1907 - 18/06/1907 – Age 47 - Cwmneol Collier. Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Deceased and his butty went back to the tumbling-place to assist the haulier to tumble an empty tram, so as to allow the full tram to be taken out. Deceased stood behind the tram and his mate was told to put two sprags in the wheels. Owing to a misunderstanding between the men, the horse was unhitched before the latter had time to put the sprags in. The train ran back, overpowered deceased and ran over him. The road dipped 5.5 inches per yard. His spine was fractured, and he died on July 1st.

DAVIES David - 1907 - 25/06/1907 – Age 33 - Pontycymmer Repairer. Garw and Braichyeymmer Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. A new slant dipping 1 in 3, had been driven down 15 yards from the surface in alluvial ground parallel with and at the side of a sharply rising hill. The size of the opening was 8 feet in height by 8 feet 4 inches in width between the arms at the roof and 12 feet in width at the floor. Double timbers were set at intervals varying from 2 feet 4 inches to 3 feet 1 inch apart. While three men were timbering at the face the soil gave way and buried them. One was got out alive, another died four hours after and the third was dead when found. The whole place in a line with the opening appeared to have slipped away from the surface in consequence of the heavy weight of the hill pressing. The weather too had been so very wet that the ground was much sodden with water. The timbering, however, should have been heavier, better bratticed, and set closer to each other. 2 killed.

DAVIES David - 1907 - 27/11/1907 – Age 54 - Cwm Collier. Crawshay Bros. Cyfartha Ltd., Glamorgan. Deceased, who was working a hand pump, lost light, borrowed another, and was walking out to the lamp station, when he met the empty journey and was run over. He was found within four feet of a manhole. He sustained a compound, fracture of one leg, which necessitated amputation. Several of his ribs were also fractured. He died on January 8, 1908.

DAVIES David - 1908 - 01/02/1908 – Age 27 - Dulais Collier. Dulais Anthracite Collieries Co. Ltd., Brecon. Fall of roof at face shale measuring 9 feet 6 inches by 5 feet 4 inches by 7 inches in thickness, supported at one end by two props, fell upon him. A slant became visible in the roof after the fall occurred. The piece which fell in appeared to have been unequally supported, and the slant forming a loose end the props became overbalanced. Bleurs Seam. Safety lamps.