Coal Mining Accidents & Deaths
UK Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths 1900-1991 (1500-1899 coming shortly)
This database was compiled from data supplied mainly by Ian Winstanley, with additions from Ray Lawrence, NMRS Records and others
DEDICATION
This work stands as a testament to the men, women and children who worked the mines of Great Britain and to their families.
The work created a bond of trust and loyalty amongst them and a band of comradeship that forged the communities in which they lived and worked. It is a record of the true price of coal.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Ian Winstanley 2023
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| Surname | Forename | Year | Age | Mine/Quarry Name | Location | Occupation | Record ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOMBS | Walter (injured) | 1954 | 35 | Standish Hall Drift | Standish | Filler | 12879 |
| COOMBES or CROMPTON | (Ronald injured) | 1943 | 17 | North Rhondda | Glyncorrwg | Assistant Collier | 12875 |
| COOMBES | C. (injured) | 1966 | 57 | Wyndham | Nantymoel | Collier | 12853 |
| COOMBES | Dennis Thomas John | 1958 | 28 | Nine Mile Point | Wattsville | Power Loader Assistant | 12854 |
| COOMBES | Eli (injured) | 1936 | 37 | Penllwyngwent | Ogmore Vale | Assistant Repairer | 12855 |
| COOMBES | Emlyn (injured) | 1950 | 41 | Britannic | Gilfach Goch | Collier | 12856 |
| COOMBES | Ernest | 1905 | 22 | Fforchaman | Cwmaman | Haulier | 12857 |
| COOMBES | Frederick | 1914 | 47 | Penrikyber | Penrhiwceiber | Roadsman | 12858 |
| COOMBES | Frederick (injured) | 1912 | 31 | Albion | Cilfynydd | Ropeman | 12859 |
| COOMBES | George W. | 1913 | 22 | Universal [Senghenydd] | Senghenydd | 12860 | |
| COOMBES | James | 1906 | 37 | Crockham Hill Quarry | Crockham | Labourer | 12861 |
| COOMBES | James | 1909 | 30 | Windsor | Abertridwr | Haulier | 12862 |
| COOMBES | Jesse (injured) | 1929 | 32 | North Rhondda | Glyncorrwg | Machineman | 12863 |
| COOMBES | John | 1924 | 55 | Britannic Merthyr | Gilfach Goch | Collier | 12864 |
| COOMBES | John | 1924 | 55 | Dinas Main, Britannic | Gilfach Goch | Collier | 12865 |
| COOMBES | L. (injured) | 1959 | 41 | Nine Mile Point | Wattsville | Beltman | 12866 |
| COOMBES | Morgan | 1909 | 58 | Darran (a) | Deri | Repairer | 12867 |
| COOMBES | Morgan (injured) | 1912 | 18 | Albion, No.1 | Cilfynydd | Clipper | 12868 |
| COOMBES | Thomas | 1901 | 29 | Universal [Senghenydd] | Senghenydd | Assistant timberman | 12869 |
| COOMBES | Thomas | 1912 | 40 | Arrail Griffin, No.5 | Six Bells | Labourer | 12870 |
| COOMBES | William (injured) | 1928 | 62 | Navigation, | Crumlin | Collier | 12871 |
| COOMBES | William (injured) | 1949 | 59 | Llanbradach | Llanbradach | Packer | 12872 |
| COOMBES | William (injured) | 1949 | 51 | Moston | Newton Heath | Collier | 12873 |
| COOMBES | William Henry (injured) | 1945 | 54 | Park (c) | Cwmparc | Repairer | 12874 |
| COOMBER | Albert (injured) | 1912 | 20 | Risca | Risca | Shackler | 12851 |