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ELLIS John - 1889 - 02/10/1889 – Age 26 – Collier. Glamorgan No.1, Steam Glamorgan Coal Co. Ltd., Tonypandy, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (clod) 4ft. x 2ft. x 4ins. thick close to face and inside of some props within 2ft. of face. Two
Feet Nine seam, 3ft. 10ins. thick. Long wall.

ELLIS Owen Pierce (injured) - 1888 - 05/06/1888 – Age 36 – Miner. Votty & Boydd (slate). He fired a hole charged with gelatine dynamite but it failed to do its work. He recharged the hole with guillotine dynamite made it quite ready for firing and went to put away his tools. On returning in order to set fire to the fuse the charge unexpectedly exploded. Possibly there was something left smouldering from the first charge which ignited the second. 23 weeks off.

ELLIS Richard Owen (injured) - 1881 - 04/02/1881 – Age 17 - Slate maker. Llechwedd (slate), Festiniog. He had his hand struck by the revolving knife of a slate dressing machine while carelessly throwing out of his tea can. 19 weeks off.

ELLIS Robert - 1885 - 18/08/1885 – Age 47 – Miner. Minera (metalliferous), Premature fall of ground which they were removing after a blast in an old abandoned pitch or working, they were searching for zinc ore without the knowledge of the agents of the mine. 2 killed.

ELLIS Robert - 1889 - 18/10/1889 – Age 32 – Miner. Llechwedd (slate). Unexpected fall of a slab of rock known as the 9 inch band from the roof of his working place and was only about four feet high. Some dangerous pieces of 9 inch band had been taken down six days before the accident but the part that fell was considered safe by the agents.

ELLIS Thomas - 1885 - 21/12/1885 – Age 36 – Collier. Coed, Poeth Vron Colliery Co., Wrexham, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. A fall of roof from slips bared by the deceased when holing at the top. He had delayed setting his timber too long, and whilst doing so the fall came.

ELLIS William (injured) - 1882 - 04/05/1882 – Age 26 - Kibble filler. Assheton, United (metalliferous), Pwllheli. While the trammers were repairing their tram waggon, they accidentally let the body of it fall into the plot or lodge as Ellis was passing; his foot was struck. 2 weeks off.

ELLIS William (injured) - 1885 - 25/05/1885 – Age 40 – Carter. Burton Nook, Denton Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Injured on the surface in the colliery yard by tipping his cart up. He had put his cart under the tipper and forgetting to fasten the horses belly band he knocked the back support from under the cart, when it tipped up and caused the accident.

ELLIS William - 1885 - 17/02/1885 – Age 30 – Shaftman. Pantgwyn (metalliferous). Irruption of water from adjacent workings owing to an inaccuracy on the plan and section of the mine. 3 killed.

ELLISON A - 1883 - 11/04/1883 – Miner. Marston Pool (rock salt), John Thompson and Son, Cheshire. Shot while firing.

ELLISON A.E. - 1883 - 02/12/1883 – Age 13 - Door boy. Newbury, Westbury Coal Co., Somerset. He was coming out from work with another lad and attempted to pass a journey of trains after being cautioned not to and was crushed against the side of the road.

ELLISON Matthew - 1886 - 15/11/1886 – Age 13 – Driver. West Wylam, Mickley Coal Co., West Wylam, Northumberland. Full tubs passed over him partly.

ELLISON Thomas - 1884 - 29/12/1884 – Age 16 - Signal minder. Cramlington, Cramlington Coal Co., Cramlington, Northumberland. Crushed between tub and door.

ELMS Samuel - 1889 - 14/01/1889 – Age 48 – Hewer. East Howle, Carlton Iron Co., Ferry Hill, Co. Durham. Fall of coal whilst sitting kirving; he had met with two slips where it gave way. Killed by a fall of stone. He had apparently been in the act of curving a jud when the stone came down upon him and was thus found by one of the deputies. He was a widower and leaves five children. (Durham. Chronicle).

ELSBURYOR or ELESBURY Henry - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 70 – Deputy. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

ELTERINGTON Henry * - 1880 - 20/10/1880. Newfield, Bolckow Vaughan and Co., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham.

ELWELL Thomas - 1887 - 14/12/1887 – Age 26 – Engineer. Pelsall, Pelsall Coal and Iron Co., Pelsall, Staffordshire. Explosion of steam boiler on surface. 3 killed.

EMBERTON D. - 1882 - 21/01/1882 – Age 17 – Jigger. Apedale, F Stanier, Newcastle, Staffordshire. Strangled by chain of drum.

EMBERTON Thomas - 1880 - 15/05/1880 – Age 48 – Silverdale. Stanier and Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Fell into sump while getting out of cage.

EMBLYN Joseph - 1881 - 01/01/1881 – Age 56 – Labourer. Ravenhead, St. Helens Collieries Co. Ltd., St. Helens, Lancashire. Found drowned in a water tub near the mortar mill, where he was usually employed.

EMERY Ernest - 1886 - 14/09/1886 – Age 20 - Repairer. Braysdown, Donbeny and Scobel, Somerset. Suffocated by fumes from a steam boiler. 4 killed.

EMERY Lancelot - 1885 - 10/06/1885 – Age 22 – Hewer. Murton, South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland, Co. Durham. Fall of top coal which he had nicked through and not spragged.

EMERY M. - 1880 - 15/07/1880 – Age 29 – Timberman. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp 120 killed.

EMERY William - 1887 - 01/01/1887 – Age 64 – Banksman. Braysdown, Daubeny and Scobel, Radstock, Somerset. When pushing a tram on the top of the pit another man pushed a tram against him and injured his finger. He continued his work and also on the following Monday. After that he complained of feeling ill and left work. He died on the 10th from pyaemia.

EMERY William - 1889 - 30/07/1889 – Age 26 – Hewer. Seaton Delaval, AE Burdon and Partners, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. Fall of roof.

EMINSON Thomas - 1884 - 17/03/1884 – Age 13 – Driver. Blackwell, A Winning Blackwell Colliery Co., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Run over by loaded tub.

EMLLYN John - 1887 - 12/09/1887 – Age 34 – Collier. Navigation, Nixons Navigation Coal Co. Ltd., Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Fall of roof in return while knocking out timbers which he wanted for his working place presumably to save him trouble in notching new timber.

EMMANUEL John - 1884 - 23/04/1884 – Age 48 – Collier. Bon, Nevil Druce and Co., Llanelly, Camarthen. Fall of stone.

EMMERSON George - 1885 - 11/07/1885 – Age 22 – Hewer. Willington, Strakers and Love, Willington, Co. Durham. Fall of a large stone from a slip at face of a broken jud.

EMMERSON Thomas - 1881 - 17/08/1881 – Age 36 – Collier. Garswood Hall, Smethurst Hoyle and Grime, Ashton, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. A fall of roof in working place owing to it not being sufficiently
well timbered. He had a supply of props at hand to set. Died 2Oth Sept.

EMMERSON Thomas - 1883 - 12/07/1883 – Age 21 – Hewer. North Beechburn, North Beechburn Coal Co., Crook, Durham. Severe injury to back by fall of stone. Died 10th Sept.

EMMETT Francis - 1882 - 20/02/1882 – Age 17 – Hitcher. Whitehall, Leonard Boult and Co., Gloucester. Killed by being struck by a tram on the top of an underground incline.

EMMETT John - 1881 - 01/05/1881 – Age 26 – Repairer. Llwynpia, Glamorgan Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of roof. 2 killed.

ENERY Francis - 1889 - 16/10/1889 – Age 50 – Loader. Mossfields, Hawley and Bridgwood Ltd., Longton, Staffordshire. Explosion, 64 killed.

ENGLAND William - 1883 - 20/10/1883 – Age 17 – Driver. Riddings, James Oaks and Co., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Fall of bind cleaning roadway.

ENGLISH C. - 1880 - 15/07/1880 – Age 45 - Top ripper. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp 120 killed.

ENNOR James - 1889 - 28/10/1889 – Age 39 – Hewer. South Moor, South Moor Coal Co., Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. These men had holed into each other's place when a large stone fell from the roof of the open space killing them both on the spot. 2 killed.

ENSOR Frederick - 1880 - 17/12/1880 – Age 18 – Driver. Warren Vale, J and J Charlesworth, Rotherham, Yorkshire. Kicked by horse.

ENSOR Thomas - 1881 - 12/04/1881 – Age 20 – Collier. Bretby No.3, Countess of Chesterfield, Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire. Returning from work along the main roadway when a large piece of roof fell on them. 2 killed.

ENTWISTLE John - 1880 - 05/11/1880 – Age 65 – Dayman. Robin Hood, Clifton and Kersley Coal Co., Clifton, Lancashire. Leg broken by roof coal falling. Died 11th, at Salford Infirmary.

ENTWISTLE Ralph - 1882 - 05/04/1882 – Age 12 - Taker-off. Bridgewater No.3, Bridgewater Trust, Worsley, Lancashire. Crushed between a tub and side in gig brow.

ENTWISTLE Samuel (injured) - 1885 - 19/02/1885 – Age 27 – Miner. Croft Side, Darcy Lever Coal Co., Lancashire. Injured by fall of roof stone at a slip between 4 props which were about 2 or 3 feet asunder in the Trencherbone Mine.

ENTWISTLE Wilfred (injured) - 1886 - 08/12/1886 – Age 41 – Miner. Gravel Hole, Earl of Bradford, Lancashire. Leg broken by shale falling in a tunnel. The air current caused the shale to scale off.

ENTWISTLE William - 1882 - 13/10/1882 – Age 32 – Miner. Raikes, Earl of Bradford, Great Lever, Lancashire. Roof in finishing a bay where he went to get loose coal.

ENYON John - 1887 - 18/01/1887 – Age 34 – Collier. Bedlinog, Dowlais Iron Co., Dowlais, Glamorgan. Fall of slip of top coal four to five tons which was unsupported. Died 31st January.

ERRINGTON John - 1882 - 16/02/1882 – Age 33. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Killed by explosion of gas in Harvey Seam. 74 killed. Buried in Kelloe Cemetery. Left a wife and three children.

ERRINGTON Peter - 1886 - 16/06/1886 – Age 14 – Driver. Leasingthorne, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Was knocked off his set and run over by tubs which had been run into by another set running amain.

ERSKINE George (non-fatal) - 1889 - 06/03/1889 – Blacksmith. Over Possil, M Wallace, Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire. A waggon wheel went over his toes.

ERWIN John (injured) - 1881 - 19/12/1881 – Age 20 – Miner. Parkmore, Antrim Iron Ore Co. Ltd., Ballymena, Co. Antrim. Ireland. Roof from between two greasy joints.

ERWINE Jacob - 1881 - 25/07/1881 – Age 42 – Miner. Dowgang (metalliferous), Dowgang Mining Co., Cumberland. Explosion of dynamite returned to shot which hung fire.

ESCOTT John - 1884 - 27/01/1884 – Age 27 – Ostler. Naval, Naval Steam Coal Co., Penygraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 14 killed.

ESLING William - 1884 - 03/01/1884 – Age 33 – Banksman. Tibshelf, C Seeley and Co., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Run over by empty waggons.

ETCHELLS E. (injured) - 1889 - 18/01/1889 - Taker-off. Hyde, Hyde and Houghton Colliery Co., Hyde, Cheshire. Explosion, 23 killed.

ETHERIDGE Griffith (injured) - 1881 - 09/02/1881 – Age 66 – Carpenter. Oakeley, Middle (slate), Festiniog. He and some other men were moving the body of an iron tram waggon when it accidentally fell upon his foot. Thirty seven and half weeks off.

EUSTACE John - 1882 - 10/03/1882 – Age 26 – Collier. Douglas Bank, Rose Bridge & Douglas Bank Collieries Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Deceased strained himself when pushing a tub, but nothing was said about it at the colliery office until after his death on the 14th.

EUSTICE Peter (injured) - 1889 - 23/08/1889 – Age 30 – Miner. Dolcoath (metalliferous), Camborne, Cornwall. While turning a borer in a stope under the 388 fathom level a stone which came from the hanging wall struck Eustice breaking his collar bone and bruising his knee.

EVA John (injured) - 1888 - 16/01/1888 – Age 21 – Miner. Tincroft (metalliferous), Carn Brea, Cornwall. Bursting of some ground after blasting.

EVA Thomas (injured) - 1889 - 27/02/1889 – Age 19 – Miner. Tregurtha, Downs (metalliferous), Marazion, Cornwall. Whilst on his way to the surface the young man fell a distance of 4 fathoms through stepping out of the ladder too soon and broke his leg. He miscalculated the distance of the sollar from him and stepped into the shaft.

EVA William Henry (injured) - 1889 - 14/11/1889 – Age 20 – Labourer. West Kitty (metalliferous), St. Agnes, Cornwall. Whilst carrying a barrow the young man fell and broke his collar bone.

EVAN John - 1880 - 23/03/1880 – Age 14 - Door boy. Cwmneol, Powells Duffryn Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Run over by loaded trams on engine incline. 2 killed.

EVAN William - 1888 - 11/09/1888 – Age 41 – Labourer. Merthyr Vale, Nixons Navigation Co. Ltd., Merthyr Vale, Glamorgan. Fall of side (rock) on main road, 50 yds. from shaft where it was being enlarged. All that appeared loose had been taken down and the sides were being dressed to receive large timbers. 4ft. Seam, Long wall.

EVANS Abel - 1884 - 27/08/1884 – Age 58 – Collier. Penrhos, Brymbo Co., Wrexham, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. The timber had been drawn at night to allow the top coals to fall, but when the men went in on the following morning, they found it still standing, and deceased commenced to cut it when it suddenly fell and caught deceased, who ran under it instead of going in the opposite direction.

EVANS Anthony - 1881 31/03/1881 – Age 17 – Pump boy. Cefn, Bryndu Coal Co., Bridgend, Glamorgan. Killed by falling backwards and striking his head.

EVANS Benjamin - 1880 – 16/10/1880 – Age 22 – Collier. Fforchaman, Powells Duffryn Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

EVANS Benjamin - 1882 - 02/02/1882 – Age 14 – Screener. Hafod, Ruabon Coal Co. Ltd., Ruabon, Denbigh. Inquiries made. The boy was assisting to move the waggons under the screens, when he was caught between the buffers. The danger to young boys employed at such work was pointed out and the manager promised to give the matter his attention.

EVANS Benjamin - 1885 - 19/03/1885 – Age 49 – Collier. Bute Merthyr, Marquess of Bute, Treherbert, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

EVANS Benjamin - 1888 - 05/11/1888 – Age 17 – Putter. Tudhoe, Weardale Iron Co. Ltd., Spennymoor, Co. Durham. The pony started off while he was getting on to the limbers and his head was crushed between the tub and a prop.

EVANS Benjamin - 1888 - 22/08/1888 - Asst. examiner. Cefn, Brithdir Rhymney Iron Co. Ltd., Bargoed, Glamorgan. The breaking out of some water which had collected behind a dirt stopping or pack in an old abandoned rise heading. They were trying to get past the stopping and on disturbing it to make a way to creep through, the water which they were not aware of burst away. They were told by the overman to go by a different road but presumably they thought this would be the better way for the object they had in view, namely, the ventilating of a place higher up. 2 killed.

EVANS C. - 1883 - 09/10/1883 – Age 40 – Collier. Maesteg, Merthyr W Davies, Maesteg, Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

EVANS Cadwaladr - 1883 - 27/04/1883 – Age 24 – Miner. Great Manod (metalliferous). A hole charged with gun cotton missed fire apparently and exploded as Evans was just beginning to pick out the tamping with an iron rod. The hole had hung fire 20 or 30 minutes.

EVANS Charles (injured) - 1888 – 30/12/1888 – Age 40 – Timberman. East Pool (metalliferous), Carn Brea, Cornwall. In climbing underground in the engine shaft carrying an axe in his hand he fell away three and a half fathoms spraining his left ankle and slightly cutting his head. The cause of his falling away was that one of the ladder staves was defective but it was part of his duty to see that the ladder road was kept in repair.

EVANS Charles - 1882 – 02/05/1882 – Age 32 – Collier. Addesley, WS Dugdale, Atherstone, Nottinghamshire. Explosion of gas 31 killed.

EVANS Charles - 1882 – 23/03/1882 – Age 20 – Brakesman. Hafod, Ruabon Coal Co. Ltd., Ruabon, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was assisting to shunt some waggons, and in running past the points was struck by the lever and thrown under the wheels of the loco which was in motion at the time, and so caused the lever to fly back.

EVANS Charles Richard - 1887 – 26/12/1887 – Age 31 – Blacksmith. Stanley, SR Cox, Kilburn, Derbyshire. While ascending the shaft the engineman stopped the cage in the shaft owing to the opposite cage being fast at the pit top. It is supposed that he tried to lower himself down the conductors and fell to the shaft bottom.

EVANS D - 1883 – 25/06/1883 – Age 55 – Collier. New Duffryn, Rhymney Iron Co., Glamorganshire. Explosion of firedamp. 6 killed. Died 3rd. July.

EVANS D. - 1883 – 27/10/1883 – Age 22 – Rider. Tylors, A Tylors and Co., Ferndale, Glamorgan. Fell under trams.

EVANS D.J. - 1881 – 15/09/1881 – Age 14 – Collier’s boy. Clydach Vale, Thomas Riches and Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

EVANS Daniel (injured) - 1885 – 20/10/1885 – Age 49 – Miner. Bower, James William and Robert Marland and Co., Lancashire. Fatally crushed between a prop and a piece of coal which slid away from a fault at the face of his bay as he was about to set another prop. The accident was considered trivial for some weeks but he died from the effects 20th. Jan. 1856.

EVANS Daniel - 1888 – 02/07/1888 – Age 14 – Doorboy. Abercanaid, Plymouth Works Co., Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. Crushed between a tram which left the rails at a crossing and roadside prop at bottom of heading 6yds. from the door where he should have been.

EVANS David (injured) - 1881 – 08/08/1881 – Age 20. The Victor (metalliferous), Mold. Explosion of half a tonite cartridge while ramming it into a hole with an iron bar. 2 injured. 3 weeks off.

EVANS David (injured) - 1881 – 10/07/1881 – Age 35 – Rockman. Braichgoch (slate), Corris. A little slate from the face of his bargain fell on his head. 3 weeks off.

EVANS David (injured) - 1888 – 20/10/1888 – Age 39 – Rockman. Maen Offeren (slate). The small bone of his leg was broken by the fall of a lump of rock dislodged by a miner working above him. Five and a half months off.

EVANS David - 1880 – 08/05/1880 – Age 21 – Wood leader. Browney, Bell Bros Ltd., Durham, Co. Durham. Injury to foot, from which he recovered, leg afterwards sprained by pushing tram. Died 10th. September.

EVANS David - 1880 – 10/02/1880 – Age 25 – Collier. Cwmbach, Aberdare Coal Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

EVANS David - 1880 – 10/12/1880 – Age 23. Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas, 101 killed.

EVANS David - 1880 10/12/1880 – Age 26 Naval Steam Naval Steam Co., Penycraig Glamorgan Explosion of gas 101 killed.

EVANS David - 1880 – 22/03/1880 – Age 24 – Hitcher. Cymmer, Cymmer Colliery Co., Porth, Glamorgan. A piece of coal fell from the surface down the shaft and struck him.

EVANS David - 1882 – 15/08/1882 – Age 32 – Timberman. Gelli Steam Coal, Thomas and Griffiths, Ystrad, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

EVANS David - 1882 – 24/07/1882 – Age 27 – Collier. Pentrefelen, Vivian and Sons, Swansea, Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

EVANS David - 1883 – 24/10/1883 – Age 32 – Oilman. Van (metalliferous). He was oiling a pulley in motion and was caught by it. It was his duty to oil the machinery during a stoppage of half an hour allowed for the purpose but for some unknown reason he began his work earlier than usual.

EVANS David - 1883 - 25/06/1883 – Age 23 – Collier. New Duffryn, Rhymney Iron Company. Rhymney, Glamorganshire. Explosion of gas. 7 killed.

EVANS David - 1883 - 26/08/1883 – Age 23 – Engineman. Ellenborough, Maryport Haematite Iron Co., Ellenborough, Cumberland. Crushed by machinery.

EVANS David - 1884 - 03/07/1884 – Age 20 – Ripper. Clydach Vale, Thomas and Riches and Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of stone.

EVANS David - 1884 - 06/11/1884 – Age 17 – Collier. Tylor’s, A Tylor and Co., Tylor’s Town, Glamorgan. Fall of roof. 2 killed.

EVANS David - 1885 - 03/06/1885 – Age 47 – Collier. Ocean, D Davis and Co., Treorky, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

EVANS David - 1885 - 23/12/1885 – Age 16 – Collier. Mardy Lockets, Merthyr Steam Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 81 killed.

EVANS David - 1885 - 27/10/1885 – Age 48 – Labourer. Merthyr Vale, Nixons Ltd., Merthyr, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

EVANS David - 1886 - 08/02/1886 – Age 40 – Contractor. Gidlow, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was repairing and re-timbering an airway when some of the old timber at a fault fell out and a piece of coal from the side struck him.

EVANS David - 1889 - 07/01/1889 – Sinker. Llanbradach Sinking, Cardiff Steam Coal Collieries Co. Ltd., Pwllypant, Glamorgan. He was working on the cradle or hanging scaffold in a sinking pit about 20 yards from the bottom and about four yards above the water. He was steadying a hoppet into its winding position; the hoppet displaced some planks over an opening in the scaffold through which he fell into the water and was drowned.

EVANS DJ - 1880 17/01/1880 – Age 14 – Collier. Whitworth Drift, Tredegar Iron and Coal Co., Monmouth. Killed by fall of coal. It was stated the coal was spragged and showed no signs of falling. 3 killed.

EVANS E. - 1883 – 07/12/1883 – Age 31 – Collier. Cleynen Newport, Abercarn Black Vein Steam Coal Co., Monmouthshire. Fall of roof There were two slips in the stone running together which caused the top to fall as soon as the coal was worked off.

EVANS E. - 1883 - 25/08/1883 – Age 14 - Door boy. No. Eleven, Llynvi Co., Maesteg, Glamorgan. Fell under trams.

EVANS Ebenezer - 1887 - 31/05/1887 – Age 68 – Collier. Dunraven, Mortgagees of Thomas Joseph, Treherbert, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (clift) on a stall road. Six feet seam. Long wall.

EVANS Edward (injured) - 1880 - 30/06/1880 – Age 25 – Miner. Nook, Astley and Tyldesley Coal and Salt Co. Ltd., Astley, Lancashire. Leg broken by tubs which got off the rails near the top of a gig brow.

EVANS Edward (injured) - 1881 - 19/01/1881 – Age 29 – Labourer. Braichgoch (slate), Festiniog. His waggon had gone off the rails and he went further along the road for assistance of some men who promised to help. On going back towards the waggon his light went out and instead of waiting till the men came up to him he went on in the dark and strayed off the road, and fell the next level. 24 days off.

EVANS Edward (injured) - 1886 - 24/03/1886 – Age 16 - Slate maker. Braigoch (slate). He was riding on a truck with a load of rubbish and fell off the truck went over his arm and broke it. 7 months off.

EVANS Ellis (injured) - 1888 - 20/04/1888 – Age 45 – Miner. Cwmorthin (slate). A ladder which he had put up and on which he was standing fell and he broke three ribs. 3 weeks off.

EVANS Evan (injured) - 1881 - 21/06/1881 – Age 24 – Rockman. Braichgoch (slate), Festiniog. He fell about 20 feet from the ladder on which he was standing to do his work. 2 weeks off.

EVANS Evan (injured) - 1883 - 01/08/1883 – Age 53 – Miner. Bryneglwys (slate). He was working on a ladder, which he had placed against the face of the rock, when it slipped suddenly and caused him to fall. Ankle injured. Still unable to work March 1884.

EVANS Evan (injured) - 1884 - 14/05/1884 – Age 26 – Rockman. Oakeley Upper (slate). He was climbing up the face of his bargain when a small piece of slate, previously lying loose, fell and struck him on the hand. 10 days off.

EVANS Evan - 1880 - 26/01/1880 – Age 37 – Collier. Deep Duffryn, Nixon Taylor and Cory, Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Run over by a journey of loaded trams.

EVANS Evan - 1882 - 13/09/1882 – Age 21 – Haulier. Gelli Steam Coal, Thomas and Griffiths, Ystrad, Glamorgan. Run over by a journey of full trams.

EVANS Evan - 1883 - 19/06/1883 – Age 39 – Collier. Wynnstay, New British Iron Co., Ruabon, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was knocking out a bar in his jig to allow a piece of coal to fall from the side against which the tub caught when it rolled over suddenly against him.

EVANS Evan - 1884 - 03/09/1884 – Age 22 – Collier. Fernhill, George Watkinson and Sons, Treherbert, Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

EVANS Evan - 1884 - 06/04/1884 – Age 29 – Collier. Mynydd Bach-y-glo Llandore, Tin Plate Co. Swansea, Glamorgan. Fell under trams.

EVANS Evan - 1884 - 25/04/1884 – Age 51 – Byeworker. Sharlston, New Sharlston Coal Co., Wakefield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

EVANS Evan - 1885 - 08/05/1885 – Age 18 – Labourer. Terrace, Rhymney Iron Co., Glamorganshire. He was employed to look after the doors during the night shift he was last seen alive some distance from his door and was told to go back to it and shortly afterwards was found dead under a journey of trams.

EVANS Evan Meredith (injured) - 1881 - 17/04/1881 – Age 21 – Rockman. Maen Offeren (slate), Festiniog. He accidentally pulled out a peg which the chain by which he was climbing was attached and he fell down the face of his bargain. 3 weeks off.

EVANS Frank - 1882 - 15/01/1882 – Age 35 – Fireman. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp. 4 killed.

EVANS G. - 1888 - 14/09/1888 – Collier. Berry Hill, Henry Warrington, Stoke, Staffordshire. Fall of roof. 2 killed.

EVANS George - 1880 - 07/05/1880 – Age 27 – Collier. Monckton Main, Monckton Main Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fingers crushed by falling stone on them whilst building a pack. Died 22nd.

EVANS George - 1880 - 15/07/1880 – Age 55 - Bottom cutter. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp 120 killed.

EVANS George - 1880 - 26/06/1880 – Age 26 - Collier. Plasbach, Roberts and Evans, Pontyeats, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

EVANS Griffith (injured) - 1881 - 01/08/1881 – Age 24 – Rockman. Palmerston (slate), Festiniog. He jumped from the face of his bargain fearing a piece of rock would fall on him, and broke his leg. 38 weeks off.

EVANS Griffith (injured) - 1883 - 09/07/1883 – Age 32 – Miner. Van (metalliferous). Thigh broken by a fall of roof in stopes. He knew that a piece was loose and used a pick to get it down instead of along bar and did not get pout of the way when it fell Still unable to work March 1884.

EVANS Griffith - 1885 - 21/03/1885 – Age 30 – Collier. Coegnant, Llynvi and Tondu Co., Bridgend, Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

EVANS H. - 1883 - 22/02/1883 – Age 32 – Collier. Henwain, J Lancaster and Co., Henwain, Monmouthshire. Fall of stone. Some clod fell when he was setting some timber in the face of a heading and injured him so severely, he died the same night.

EVANS H.T. - 1880 - 24/09/1880 – Age 14 – Collier. Bargoed, Bargoed Coal Co., Bargoed, Glamorgan. Fall of stone. A large bell fell upon him in the face. The place was well timbered and appeared safe.

EVANS Henry - 1880 - 02/04/1880 – Age 43 – Blower. Merrill’s Hole, Chillington Iron Co., Willenhall, Staffordshire. Injured by fall of roof on the 13th. February, in the working face of a thin coal pit after a shot had been fired and on the night shift. Died this day.

EVANS Hiram - 1886 - 06/12/1886 – Age 23 – Miner. Linnyshaw Crumbuke, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Fatal fall of roof from between two slips where he was beginning a new bay. Died 9th.

EVANS Hopkin - 1885 - 05/05/1885 – Age 20 – Haulier. Wyndham, Llynvi and Tondu Co., Bridgend, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

EVANS Howell - 1880 - 10/12/1880 – Age 45. Naval, Steam Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 101 killed.

EVANS Hugh (injured) - 1888 19/10/1888 – Age 36 – Labourer. Fron-Boeth & Pant Mawr (slate). A lump of stone unexpectedly fell from a height of 4 or 5ft upon his back. 5 weeks off.

EVANS Humphrey (injured) - 1889 - 09/01/1889 – Age 20 – Miner. Bryn-yr-afr (metalliferous), Explosion of a cartridge of gelatine dynamite while he was pressing it into a hole with a copper tipped tamping bar. 4 weeks of.

EVANS Isaac - 1885 – 05/01/1885 – Age 18 – Filler. Hafod-y-bwch, Ruabon Coal Co. Ltd., Ruabon, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. A heavy fall of roof at the face, which squeezed down the pack and capped two or three props. A smaller piece broke off and slipped down on to deceased who was filling his tub at the time.

EVANS Isaac - 1885 – 28/09/1885 – Age 16 – Door boy. Celynen Newport, Abercarne Black Vein Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouthshire. Run over by a tram. He took a tram off a journey which he had no right to do and in jumping on got run over. There was ample room and he had no business to touch the trams.

EVANS J (injured) - 1883 - 29/05/1883 – Age 18 – Waggoner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof.

EVANS J. - 1881 - 12/02/1881 – Age 38 – Collier. Oaks, C Cammell and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

EVANS J. - 1884 - 19/11/1884 – Age 56 – Fireman. Shelton, Earl Granville, Hanley, Staffordshire. Fall of roof.

EVANS James (injured) - 1881 - 25/11/1881 – Age 18 – Labourer. New Bronfloyd (metalliferous), Aberystwith. A man who was fixing a Gog wheel slipped and fell upon Evans breaking his arm. eight and half weeks off.

EVANS James - 1882 – 17/06/1882 – Age 26 – Collier. Wallsend, Gollop and Co., Forest of Dean, Gloucester. A large stone weighing several tons fell suddenly from between two slips.

EVANS James - 1883 – 04/08/1883 – Age 45 – Pikeman. Poolhouse, Booth and Hardcastle, Stourport, Worcester. Knot of winding rope slipped when scending. Injured 1st. August.

EVANS James - 1883 - 29/11/1883 – Age 17 – Loader. Wednesbury Oak, Phillip Williams and Sons, Tipton, Staffordshire. Injured, 21st. Nov. Explosion of firedamp.

EVANS James - 1888 - 12/05/1888 – Age 19 – Onsetter. Donisthorpe, Checkland Son and Williams, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. While attempting to cross the shaft bottom the cage descended and caught him. Acting contrary to rules of the mine.

EVANS Jenkin - 1883 - 05/04/1883 – Age 29 – Rider. Cwmnantllwyd, Primrose Coal Co., Pontardawe, Glamorgan. Fell under trams.

EVANS John (injured) - 1883 - 06/06/1883 – Age 50 – Labourer. Cwwmorthin (slate). His foot slipped as he was lowering a block with a crane and his head was struck by the handle. 6 weeks off.

EVANS John (injured) - 1885 - 19/02/1885 – Age 35 – Miner. Diphwys Casson (slate). A hole charged with dynamite and powder went off without doing proper duty. Evans was clearing out the dust with a drill when an explosion happened injuring his hand. 4 weeks off.

EVANS John (injured) - 1888 - 19/01/1888 – Age 25 – Rockman. Oakley (slate). He was standing on the floor of the chamber using a crowbar to get down a piece of rock loosened by a blast when it fell and struck his foot. Five and a half weeks off.

EVANS John (injured) - 1888 - 25/05/1888 – Age 21 - Rockman Oakeley (slate). He was preparing to light a candle end or snuff in order to fire a charge of gunpowder but he accidentally lit the fuse and the hole went off. He fell down the working face while endeavouring to escape. 10 weeks off.

EVANS John (injured) - 1889 - 06/02/1889 – Age 45 – Labourer. Oakeley (slate). A loose stone lying on a heap of rubbish on the floor of his chamber slipped a little and struck his leg breaking the small bone. 3 months off.

EVANS John (injured) - 1889 - 28/04/1889 – Age 42 – Rockman. Braichgoch (slate). Explosion of a charge of gunpowder in a pillaring hole while he was ramming in the second layer with an iron bar. He has lost his right eye from the injuries. 6 weeks off.

EVANS John (injured) - 1889 - 29/08/1889 – Age 19 – Labourer. Rhosydd (slate). A small piece of stone packed between bridge got loose through the vibration the ends of the two beams from waggons crossing the bridge and fell on Evans who was working in the chamber below. Sixteen and a half weeks off.

EVANS John - 1880 - 10/12/1880 – Age 35. Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas 101 killed.

EVANS John - 1880 - 21/01/1880 – Labourer. Leycett, Crewe Coal Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp. 62 killed.

EVANS John - 1880 - 23/03/1880 – Age 49 – Collier. Lower Duffryn, Powells Duffryn Co., Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Killed by falling under loaded trams on an engine incline.

EVANS John - 1881 - 01/09/1881 – Age 30 – Collier. Penrikyber, Penrikyber Navigation Steam Coal Co., Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

EVANS John - 1881 - 03/01/1881 – Age 40 – Collier. Deepfield, Coalbrookdale Co., Horsehay, Shropshire. Fall of roof.

EVANS John - 1882 - 02/05/1882 – Age 25 – Stallman. Addesley, WS Dugdale, Atherstone, Nottinghamshire. Explosion of gas 31 killed.

EVANS John - 1882 - 05/04/1882 – Age 23 – Collier. Mardy, Rhymney Iron Co., Monmouth. Injured by fall of clod, and died on the 8th.

EVANS John - 1884 - 01/12/1884 – Age 41 – Shaftsman. Van (metalliferous). Was standing on the edge of the kibble ascending a shaft, and suddenly fell off. He was subject to attacks of giddiness and should have stood inside the kibble instead of on the edge.

EVANS John - 1884 09/06/1884 – Age 30 – Drawer. Bamfurlong Cross, Tetley and Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made. A fall of stone occurred at the face capping a prop and crushing off some of the coal. The place appeared to have been fairly well timbered.

EVANS John - 1884 – 10/09/1884 – Age 30 – Haulier. Wain Llwyd, Ebbw Vale Steel Iron and Coal Co., Monmouth. Fell in front of a journey of trams and was run over.

EVANS John - 1884 – 13/08/1884 – Age 62 – Labourer. Cwmaman, Cwmaman Coal Co. Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of stone.

EVANS John - 1885 – 16/07/1885 – Age 40 – Collier. Fernhill, G Watkinson and Sons Ltd., Treherbert, Glamorgan. Run over by a gang of waggons which overtook him on the engine plane 16th July 1885, lingered until June 21st 1886.

EVANS John - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 25 – Engine driver. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

EVANS John - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 25 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons. Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

EVANS John - 1885 – 23/12/1885 – Age 24 – Collier. Mardy Lockets, Merthyr Steam Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 81 killed.

EVANS John - 1885 – 23/12/1885 – Age 45 – Fireman. Mardy Lockets, Merthyr Steam Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 81 killed.

EVANS John - 1885 – 23/12/1885 – Age 55 – Masons attdnt., Mardy Lockets, Merthyr Steam Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 81 killed.

EVANS John - 1886 - 03/12/1886 – Age 56 – Screener. Bwllfa Dare, Trustees of Merthyr Dare and Bwllfa Collieries, Aberdare, Glamorgan. Crushed between waggon buffers at the screens.

EVANS John - 1886 – 06/10/1886 – Age 27 – Collier. North Dunraven, London and South Wales Coal Co. Ltd., Treherbert, Glamorgan. Fall of stone when a new stall was being commenced off a main heading. It apparently was due to a bump from general weighting.

EVANS John - 1886 – 14/05/1886 – Age 58 – Labourer. Terrace, Rhymney Iron Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof. When cutting out a prop after another had been set the top fell upon him.

EVANS John - 1886 - 14/10/1886 – Age 38 - Bank rider. Gadlys, Wayne’s Merthyr Co. Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. When riding up the engine plane he fell off and was run over by the trams. The road was in good order.

EVANS John - 1886 - 30/01/1886 – Age 34 – Collier. Deep Duffryn, Nixons Navigation Colliery Co. Ltd., Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Fall of roof occasioned by knocking out timber in an abandoned heading.

EVANS John - 1887 - 06/09/1887 – Age 46 – Screenman. Penygross, Penygross Colliery Co., Treforest, Glamorgan. Crushed between buffers while shifting trucks at screens.

EVANS John - 1887 - 18/02/1887 – Age 34 - Ripper. National, National Colliery Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas and dust caused by a shot. 39 killed.

EVANS John - 1888 - 13/11/1888 – Age 43 – Collier.  Penrikyber, Penrikyber Navigation Steam Coal Co., Penrikyber, Glamorgan. Fall of rock roof 12ft.x 10ft. between gob and face where the width was 18ft. with props at irregular intervals but none below the stone that fell, 4ft. seam. Nottinghamshire system of longwall.

EVANS John - 1888 - 17/07/1888 – Age 14 - Collier’s boy. South Wales, South Wales Colliery Co Ltd., Cwmtillery, Monmouth. Fall of coal from the face where the sprags had been knocked out. He appears to have gone in there behind his stepfathers back with whom he worked.

EVANS John - 1888 - 21/07/1888 – Age 20 - Trammer. Weigfach, Forest Fach Coal Co., Forest Fach, Swansea, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (rippings) at face of heading. The roof was double timbered about 3ft. apart the second collar from the front broke and one on each side of it was discharged by the fall of clod and shale. Pillar and stall.

EVANS John - 1888 - 25/05/1888 – Age 21 Collier. Nantybar, Nantybar Colliery Co., Briton Ferry, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (rock) 40ft. long 5ft. wide at face of stall. There was a roll at face and the props 3 to 4ft. apart were insufficient. Wenallt seam 40ins. thick. Pillar and stall.

EVANS John - 1889 - 09/03/1889 – Age 14 - Door boy. Ocean, Eastern Ocean Coal Co Ltd., Treorky, Glamorgan. Fall of roof on double parting caused by the first tram of an empty journey leaving the rails and knocking out a pair of timbers.

EVANS John - 1889 - 23/07/1889 – Age 40 – Stallman. Cannock Lodge, Cannock Lodge Colliery Co., Walsall, Staffordshire. Found dead in stall with neck broken. Cause fall of coal from above the holing.

EVANS John C. - 1885 - 14/11/1885 – Age 68 – Lampman. Cwmaman, Cwmaman Coal Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fell under trams.

EVANS Joseph - 1888 - 09/05/1888 – Age 25 – Pikeman. Coneygre, Earl of Dudley, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire. Sudden fall of coal roof when picking and examining a Thick Coal opening. Cause, numerous slips.

EVANS Joseph - 1888 - 12/12/1888 – Age 33 - Haulier. Llanerch, Partridge Jones and Co. Ltd., Abersychan, Monmouth. Fall of stone from slips on the side of a roadway. It crushed him against the side of a tram. Men had been ordered to blast the stone which, however dropped without warning.

EVANS Levi - 1885 - 08/04/1885 – Age 35 – Collier. Glyncorriog No.2, William Perch and Co., Glyncorrwg, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

EVANS Lewis - 1882 - 29/11/1882 – Age 25 – Shaftsman. Roman Gravels, Boundary (metalliferous), Minsterley, Shropshire. He fell into the shaft from the surface while assisting the ladder. He was somewhat intoxicated at the time.

EVANS Lewis - 1883 - 30/08/1883 – Age 29 – Sinker. Penrhiwfer, Glamorgan. Coal Co., Llantrissant, Glamorgan. Fell down shaft 3 killed.

EVANS Lewis Rees (injured) - 1881 - 03/10/1881 – Age 30 – Miner. Prince Llewellyn (slate), Dolwyddeln. Explosion of a charge of gunpowder whilst he was illegally ramming in the first layer of tamping with an iron bar. 2 weeks off.

EVANS Meredith - 1883 - 17/04/1883 – Age 28 – Collier. Park, D Davies and Co., Ystrad, Glamorgan. Fall of stone.

EVANS Morgan - 1884 - 28/11/1884 – Age 26 – Collier. Nantmelyn, Humphries and Griffiths, Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

EVANS Morris - 1884 - 02/06/1884 – Age 48 – Ripper. Aberman, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of stone.

EVANS Nichols - 1889 - 15/03/1889 – Age 45 - Master sinker. Mardy, Rhymney Iron Co. Ltd., Rhymney, Monmouth. He was thrown out of the hoppet in consequence of its catching under the scaffolding at the landing whence coal is wound during the day and below which sinking is carried on at night, He does not appear to have carefully steadied the hoppet on starting from the bottom.

EVANS Oliver - 1886 - 02/12/1886 – Age 60 – Fitter. Vochriw, Dowlais Iron Co., Vochriw, Glamorgan. Crushed in the shaft at a pumping station, owing to the cage having been started without a signal from the mouthing through some misunderstanding.

EVANS Owen (injured) - 1886 - 03/04/1886 – Age 26 – Labourer. Votty & Bowydd (slate). While lowering a block of slate with crane let the handle slip, it flew round and struck his forehead. 8 weeks off.

EVANS Owen - 1882 - 31/03/1882 – Age 60 – Screener. Vron, Vron Colliery Co. Ltd., Wrexham, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased fell from the screen to the ground a distance of 12 feet and received injuries from which he died on the 12th. Aug.

EVANS Phillip - 1885 - 11/08/1885 – Age 29 – Hitcher. Elliot Powell, Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouthshire. Thrown off the cage into the sump owing to the cage starting unexpectedly from the bottom.

EVANS R. - 1883 - 07/03/1883 – Age 50 – Collier. Cinder, J Lancaster and Co., Monmouthshire. While filling a tram some coal fell and knocked out a prop which struck his head against a cog and killed him on the spot.

EVANS Ralph - 1882 - 11/03/1882 – Age 28 – Collier. Hindley Field, Norris and Lees, Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. A stone fell just within one of the mouthings and rolled into the shaft, striking the cage in which deceased with others were preparing to ascend. It appeared to have been an unforeseen accident.

EVANS Rees (injured) - 1883 - 14/03/1883 – Age 53 – Miner. Bryneglwys (slate). He set light to two holes charged with powder, and thought both exploded together. On returning to his working place after the lapse of four or five minutes one of the holes which had hung fire exploded, burning his face and eyes. Still unable to work March - 1884.

EVANS Rees (injured) - 1888 - 20/04/1888 – Age 34 – Rockman. Bryneglwys (slate). While he was using a crowbar he slipped and fell over a ledge of rock 10 feet high and caused a stone to fall on his leg. 3 weeks off.

EVANS Rees - 1881 - 23/08/1881 – Age 29 – Carpenter. Dunraven, Glyn Neath Collieries Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Crushed between two waggons on siding.

EVANS Rees - 1887 - 25/01/1887 – Age 15 – Collier. Gadlys Waynes, Merthyr Co. Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of coal from a rider at face, which was not overhanging and had no sprag to it. 4ft. seam. Longwall.

EVANS Richard (injured) - 1881 - 22/09/1881 – Age 38 – Miner. Frongoch (metalliferous), Devils Bridge. Fall of 12 feet from a ladder while going down a winze with a piece of timber. 6 weeks off.

EVANS Richard - 1881 - 10/05/1881 – Age 41 – Collier. Darran, Tredegar Iron Co., Monmouth. Fall of stone. The fireman had marked two paces for him to set timber he neglected to do so and the top fell upon him.

EVANS Richard - 1882 - 02/05/1882 – Age 28 – Stallman. Addesley, WS Dugdale, Atherstone, Nottinghamshire. Explosion of gas 31 killed.

EVANS Richard - 1883 - 05/05/1883 – Age 47 – Colliery. Penrhiewfer, Glamorgan Coal Co. Ltd., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

EVANS Richard - 1883 - 22/10/1883 – Age 19 – Loader. Aldridge, Aldridge Colliery Co., Aldridge, Staffordshire. Fall of roof, coal and rock. Cause, a previously unseen slip in the rock.

EVANS Richard - 1884 - 09/02/1884 – Age 28 – Miner. Mosley Common, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Entered the cage after the signal had been given.

EVANS Richard - 1885 - 23/12/1885 – Age 24 – Collier. Mardy Lockets, Merthyr Steam Coal Co. Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 81 killed.

EVANS Richard - 1886 - 14/01/1886 – Age 20 – Drawer. Gibfield, Fletcher Burrows and Co. Lancashire. Fatal fall of roof stone closed the face in consequence of one out of three props under it having been jerked out through him pushing a tub into the brow while the gig or spinney chain which went round the prop was slack. The place had previously been on the weight or move and these props were set under the stone to make it secure. Accidental.

EVANS Richard - 1888 - 08/12/1888 – Age 25 – Timberman. South Wheal Crofty (metalliferous), Carn Brea, Cornwall. Employed in putting in timber in shaft. While engaged in receiving timber for his work a plank that was being let down to him slipped through the lashing and fell on his head. The lad who had lashed the timber to send down was too young to have been given such work to do but was employed by the deceased himself and as he had been a sailor was thought quite competent to lash timber properly.

EVANS Robert (injured) - 1886 - 08/10/1886 – Age 69 – Quarryman. Aberllefenny (slate). A waggon went off the rails on an incline and some of the load fell on him. 1 month off.

EVANS Robert - 1884 - 12/03/1884 – Age 56 – Screenman. Elm, George Watkinson and Sons Ltd., Wrexham, Denbigh. Inquest attended. Some waggons were being lowered to the screens and the first one ran a few feet in advance of the others. He went to it, and was pushing with his back to the buffer to keep it going, when, owing to some slight obstruction on the road it stopped, and those following immediately jammed up against him.

EVANS Roger - 1883 09/02/1883 – Age 29 Haulier. Lower Duffryn, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Fell under trams.

EVANS Roger - 1883 13/02/1883 – Age 29 Haulier Penrikyber, Penrikyber Navigation Steam Coal Co. Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Fall of stone.

EVANS Samuel - 1885 - 13/03/1885 – Age 24 - Horse driver. Abmblecote (fireclay), John Hall and Co., Brierley Hill, Staffordshire. Horse ran away with empty tub in which Evans was sitting. The tub left the rails, drew out some timber, and the falling roof killed him.

EVANS Solomon - 1882 - 22/09/1882 – Age 47 – Collier. Hafod, Ruabon Coal Co. Ltd., Ruabon, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was getting his coal down when a piece of the top coal unexpectedly fell from a slip on to him.

EVANS Stephen - 1888 - 29/12/1888 – Age 21 – Collier. Varteg Hill, John Vipond and Co. Ltd., Pontypool, Monmouth. Fall of roof. He deferred setting timber which he knew was required and it resulted in his being so seriously injured that he died 29th of May from the effects after my 1888 Report had been completed.

EVANS T. - 1883 - 10/09/1883 – Age 35 – Collier. Naval, Naval Steam Coal Co., Penygraig, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

EVANS T. - 1884 - 14/10/1884 – Age 53 – Collier. Prior’s Lee, Lilleshall Co., Lilleshall, Staffordshire. Explosion of gas on the 8th.

EVANS Thomas (injured) - 1881 - 15/08/1881 – Age 25 – Rockman. Oakeley Middle (slate), Festiniog. Premature explosion while firing powder inserted in a crack produced by pillaring hole probably the snuff fell upon grains of powder lying about the top of the crack. He lost and eye. 11 weeks off.

EVANS Thomas (injured) - 1886 - 16/09/1886 – Age 16 - Taker off. Pendlebury Crumbuke, Andrew Knowles and Sons, Ltd., Lancashire. Injured by coal falling as be commenced drawing his sprags. Accidental.

EVANS Thomas - 1880 - 03/08/1880 – Age 23 – Collier. Bersham, Bersham Colliery Co. Ltd., Wrexham, Denbigh. Explosion of gas. 9 killed.

EVANS Thomas - 1880 - 11/11/1880 – Age 24 – Collier. Celynen Newport Abercarne, Black Vein Steam Coal., Celynen, Monmouth. Fall of coal caused by an outburst of gas.

EVANS Thomas - 1882 - 05/10/1882 – Age 17 – Collier. Celynen Newport Abercarn, Black Vein Steam Coal Co., Monmouth. In ripping back, a pillar a large stone fell from a slip without any warning.

EVANS Thomas - 1882 - 20/02/1882 – Age 50 – Labourer. Llwynpia Steam Coal, Glamorgan Coal Co., Llwinpia, Glamorgan. Killed by a journey of full trams passing over him.

EVANS Thomas - 1882 - 20/10/1882 – Age 39 – Stallman. Cannock & Rugeley, Cannock & Rugeley Colliery Co., Hednesford, Staffordshire. Whilst trying to get down the roof he got under it to draw the timber, when it suddenly fell and killed.

EVANS Thomas - 1883 - 28/02/1883 – Age 28 – Haulier. Dare, D Davies and Co., Treorky, Glamorgan. Fell under trams.

EVANS Thomas - 1884 24/11/1884 – Age 28 – Collier. Yniscedwyn, Yniscedwyn Iron Co., Swansea, Glamorgan. Fall of stone.

EVANS Thomas - 1884 - 27/05/1884 – Age 52 – Haulier. Hafod Coedcae, Lewis Merthyr Navigation Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fell under tram on surface.

EVANS Thomas - 1885 - 23/12/1885 – Age 26 – Haulier. Mardy Lockets, Merthyr Steam Coal Co. Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 81 killed.

EVANS Thomas - 1885 - 23/12/1885 – Age 28 – Collier. Mardy Lockets, Merthyr Steam Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 81 killed.

EVANS Thomas - 1886 - 03/08/1886 – Age 48 – Collier. Ynishir House, Thomas Jones, Ynishir, Glamorgan. Fall of roof where he was commencing an air road out of a stall.

EVANS Thomas - 1886 - 18/04/1886 – Age 61 – Stower. Cwmaman, Cwmaman Coal Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Crushed between trams.

EVANS Thomas - 1886 - 21/05/1886 – Age 19 - Rope hitcher. Wain Llwyd, Ebbw Vale Steel Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. In trying to prevent an accident in the haulage road he got crushed between the trams and died after having his leg amputated.

EVANS Thomas - 1886 - 26/06/1886 – Age 39 – Oiler. Clydach Merthyr, Graigols Merthyr Co. Ltd., Clydach, Glamorgan. Fell under empty trams.

EVANS Thomas - 1887 - 16/04/1887 – Age 32 – Labourer. Rock Varteg Hill, John Vipond and Co. Ltd., Pontypool, Monmouth. Injured between a tram and the side of the road. He died the following day. He was in front of the tram taking out a sprag when the pony went on and he got crushed.

EVANS Thomas - 1887 - 30/03/1887 – Age 24 – Collier. Emily Drift, AH Thomas, Llansamlet, Glamorgan. Fall of pan shaped stone three and a half feet diameter from roof close to face and between props 2ft. 9ins. from face. Roof fireclay. Seam 22ins. Pillar and stall.

EVANS Thomas - 1888 - 04/12/1888 – Age 28 – Engineman. Pillowell Level, Holmes Bros. and Co., Forest of Dean, Gloucester. Asphyxiated by carbonic oxide gas or white damp resulting from boiler fires underground. The top of the upcast shaft was so contracted that the smoke and products of combustion overpowered the ventilating current (which was at that time affected by a fall of water in the shaft) and accumulated in the mine. 3 killed.

EVANS Thomas - 1888 - 25/09/1888 – Age 45 – Flueman. Tynybedw, Gelli and Tynybedw Collieries Co., Pentre, Rhondda, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp.

EVANS Thomas - 1889 - 11/12/1889 – Age 13 - Door boy. No.2 Steam Tonypandy, Glamorgan. On hearing a haulier calling to his horse to stop having started without the full load while the haulier was shackling deceased left the door at which he was stationed met the horse and got under the trains. Road, 14ft. wide and 9ft high.

EVANS Thomas - 1889 - 13/11/1889 – Age 16 – Haulier. Seven Sisters, Evans and Bevan, Neath, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (coal) 9ft. x 6ft. x ft. on road. Two pairs of double timbers discharged. An empty train had been upset on side road, and in passing with a loaded team it struck the empty and knocked out the arm of a pair of timbers.

EVANS Thomas - 1889 - 22/05/1889 – Age 46 – Roadman. Tylor’s, A Taylor and Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Struck by empty journey on engine plane. A tail rope (used for drawing full trams from a further point than the end of engine plans proper) broke with the load off the rails and the empty journey sprung forward.

EVANS Thomas - 1889 - 29/06/1889 – Age 17 – Collier. Dunraven, Mortgagees of Thomas Joseph, Treherbert, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (4ft. x 2.5ft. x 9ins. thick in the middle with thin edge all round) at face. Gob wall 4ft. back and some props between it and coal but none where the stone fell from. Yard Seam, 2ft. 5ins. thick. Long wall.

EVANS W. - 1883 - 18/01/1883 – Age 17 - Door boy. Celynen Newport, Abercarne & Black Vein Steam Coal Co., Celynen, Monmouthshire. A haulier with which he worked was lowering down some loaded trams to make up a journey, and deceased tried to put in the coupling hook but missed the ring and was crushed. He had been ordered not to go between the trams.

EVANS W. - 1883 - 27/06/1883 – Age 17 - Collier. Tir Adam, W and E Beddoe, Glamorganshire. Run over on surface tramway, and Died 24th. Nov.

EVANS W.R. - 1889 - 09/09/1889 – Age 15 - Collier’s boy. North Dunraven, London and South Wales Coal Co. Ltd., Treherbert, Glamorgan. Fall of side (clod) 6ft. long 10ft. thick which had been left overhanging but not spragged while deceased was filling coal from below it and the collier 6yds. away. Two Feet Nine seam, 3ft. thick. Long wall.

EVANS Watkin - 1880 - 06/04/1880 – Age 39 – Collier. Penrhiwfer No.3, Glamorgan Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

EVANS William (non-fatal) - 1889 - 24/09/1889 – Miner. Bothwell Castle No.2, William Baird and Co., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal.

EDMENDS William - 1886 - 13/12/1886 - Age 47 - Night bankman. Booth Hill, Evan Fielding and Mills, Lancashire. Fatal in the shaft. After being down about the pumps he signalled to be drawn up but delayed getting into the cage until the engine started when he was thrown out. He had not been long accustomed to pit work.

EVANS William - 1880 - 10/12/1880 – Age 38. Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 101 killed.

EVANS William - 1882 - 23/01/1882 – Age 18 – Labourer. Plas Kynaston, Plas Kynaston Coal Co., Ruabon, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was riding on tubs up an incline, contrary to rules when he caught his head against a bar.

EVANS William - 1883 - 24/03/1883 – Age 16 - Ore dresser. Minera (metalliferous). Some boys had been taken from the dressing floors to assist in moving some railway waggon wheels up a slope. After this had been done Evans remained though not wanted while the men were rolling a pair of wheels with the axle up two pieces of timber into a railway truck one of the pieces of timber tilted by the wheel slipping into the truck, and Evans was somehow jammed between the pieces of timber and had his neck broken.

EVANS William - 1884 - 08/11/1884 – Age 30 – Collier. Pochin, Tredegar Iron and Coal Co., Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp. 14 killed.

EVANS William - 1884 - 12/05/1884 – Age 26 – Collier. Lower Duffryn, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Fall of stone.

EVANS William - 1885 - 17/02/1885 – Age 23 – Labourer. Merthyr Aberdare, Merthyr Coal Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas.

EVANS William - 1885 - 24/04/1885 – Age 56 – Screener. Hafod-y-bwch, Ruabon Coal Co Ltd., Ruabon, Denbigh. Inspection made. The deceased was crushed between a waggon and one of the uprights of the stage which was too near the line. Alterations are to be made to the stage with a view to making it safer. Died 12th. June.

EVANS William - 1885 - 25/04/1885 – Age 49 – Collier. Coegnant, Llynvi and Tondu Co., Maesteg, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

EVANS William - 1886 - 04/11/1886 – Age 52 – Deputy. Binchester, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Fall of stone while drawing out a broken jud.

EVANS William - 1886 - 08/04/1886 – Age 30 – Collier. Dynant, Dynant Colliery Co., Pontyberem, Glamorgan. Stone fell on him while working in his stall. He had put up a prop which was uncapped by the fall.

EVANS William - 1886 - 24/04/1886 – Age 56 – Collier. Naval Steam, Naval Steam Coal Co., Pen-y-graig, Glamorgan. Fall of coal which injured his spine slightly at the time but which developed by degrees and caused paralysis from the results of which according to verdict of coroner's jury he died on the 24th December.

EVANS William - 1887 - 10/05/1887 – Age 16 – Collier. Whitworth Drift, Tredegar Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Tredegar, Monmouth. Injured by a fall of coal and died the same evening. He had just begun to hole in the Elled coal, which is about four feet thick, with a rock top. The coal here usually requires blasting. Suddenly about one and half tons burst out of the face and fell on the boy. Two men of great experience in mining stated that in their opinion no forethought could have prevented the accident.

EVANS William - 1887 - 20/04/1887 – Age 42 – Collier. Bailey Hill, Bailey Hill Colliery Co. Ltd., Mold, Flint. Inquiries made and inquest attended. A small piece of stone fell from the roof striking deceased on the side but he was so slightly injured that he walked home a distance of 24 miles and on the same day walked hack to the colliery. A few days after he caught cold and inflammation set in he afterwards died from lockjaw.

EVANS William - 1888 - 26/04/1888 – Age 20 – Labourer. Sirhowy No.9, Ebbw Vale Steel Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Sirhowy, Monmouth. While engaged building side walls in an engine plane for an air crossing a large quantity of roof gave way without warning and knocked out the timbers which had been set to make it secure. 2 killed.

EVANS William J. - 1883 - 11/09/1883 – Age 36 – Roadsman. Todhills, Eglington Iron Co., Dalry, Ayrshire. Injured on a cuddie road by the breakage of the snap chain which released the backweight.

EVENS J. - 1884 - 29/12/1884 – Age 34 – Labourer. Swaithe Main, Edmunds and Swaithe Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

EVERETT J. - 1880 - 15/07/1880 – Age 59 – Timberman, Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp 120 killed.

EWING Walter - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 20 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

EXELL James - 1880 - 08/04/1880 – Age 24 – Collier. No.15, Ebbw Vale Steel and Iron Co., Monmouth. Fall of coal. He had worked out the bottom coal and omitted to prop the top which he knew was unsafe.

EXLEY W. - 1888 - 28/03/1888 – Age 55 – Byeworker. Haigh, Fountain and Son, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

EYEBALL John (injured) - 1885 - 22/10/1885 – Age 36 – Daywageman. Gibfield, Fletcher Burrows and Co., Lancashire. Injured by a stone in a brow on the Arley mine from under which they had knocked three props having debated with his comrade whether the stone was solid or not it fell upon him. His own error of judgement.

EYRE Alfred - 1881 - 21/03/1881 – Age 15 – Driver. Pilsley No.3, Pilsley Colliery Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Run over by full tubs.

EYRE George (injured) - 1886 - 14/10/1886 – Age 40 – Labourer. Agecroft, Andrew Knowles and Sons, Ltd. Lancashire. Injured by falling into a drop at the canal dock. In pushing tubs into the drop, he pushed one into the wrong cage and fell after it. A self-acting fence has been added.

EYRE George - 1882 - 09/01/1882 – Age 29 – Stallman. Bailey Brook, Butterley Iron and Coal Co., Langley Park, Derbyshire. Explosion of gas.

EYRE J. - 1885 - 19/10/1885 – Age 37 – Byeworkman. South Kirkby, South Kirkby Coal Co., Pontefract, Yorkshire. Overwinding. The men fell out of the cage to bottom of shaft. 2 killed.

EYSLEY John - 1880 - 21/01/1880 – Loader. Leycett, Crewe Coal Co., Newcastle. Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp. 62 killed.