New Search

Return to Search Results

Full Details

Surname
JONES
Forename
Evan
Day
25
Month
12
Year
1907
Age
47
Occupation
Sinker
Mine/Quarry Name
National, No.1
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
United National Collieries Ltd
Location
Wattstown
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
An old walling stage, in two segments with planks across the central gap was being removed from the six feet landing to allow of the guides being put down to the five feet seam. The central planks having been cleared away, the winding rope was attached to three bridle chains terminating in three ring bolts on one of the segments. Deceased and two other sinkers who were on the segment, having first caused the winding rope to he tightened sufficiently to take the weight of the stage on the four bolts which had held the segment on the walling commenced withdrawing the bolts. As they did so the segment swung out into the pit and canted slightly, and deceased who was not holding on to the bridle at the time, was precipitated into the shaft. He fell to the nine feet landing a distance of 70 ft.