Disasters - Names		Disasters - Names

Date:	6th April 1971
Colliery:	Cynheidre-Pentremawr
Cause:	Outburst of coal and firedamp
Lives Lost:	6

Description

The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the UK Disaster Reports section of this website.

	Davies, Douglas Lyndon, aged 54, Shotfirer
	Davies, William Luther, aged 56, Overman
	Itzi, Henryk, aged 45, Contractors' Workman
	Miller, Albert George, aged 35, Contractors' Workman
	Roberts, Henry Garfield, aged 61, Measurer
	Watkins, Ieuan Gareth, aged 43, Ripper
	All names found
	Youngest: 35 years old ; Oldest: 61 ; Average: 49
	Injured
	Alderton, James Edward, aged 28, Powered support operator
	Beynon, Illtyd, aged 34, Overman
	Callahan, Daniel Vivian, aged 40, Supplies man
	Davies, Leslie, aged 33, Ripper
	Davies, Morley Rhys, aged 55, Ripper
	Davies, Thomas Howell, aged 53, Supplies man
	Davies, William Aled, aged 33, Assistant fitter
	Davies, William Cliff, aged 54, Powered support operator
	Davies, William George, aged 56, Beltman
	Denning, Vivian, aged 35, Powered support operator
	Evans, Cyril, aged 52, Haulage driver
	Evans, Derwyn Morris, aged 55, Stableman
	Evans, Dewi Daniel, aged 41, Repairer
	Evans, Eifion Morris, aged 21, Electrician
	Evans, John Thomas, aged 54, Shotfirer
	Evans, Kenneth John, aged 45, Stableman
	Gibbeard, Alun James, aged 39, Locomotive fitter
	Griffiths, Brinley, aged 48, Powered support operator
	Hughes, Ramsey Gordon, aged 53, Transfer point attendant
	Hurley, Thomas William, aged 45, Powered support operator
	John, Dewi, aged 50, Repairer
	Jones, David Bryan, aged 32, Supplies man
	Jones, David Gwilym, aged 34, Shearer operator
	Jones, David Kenneth, aged 41, Powered support operator
	Jones, David Thomas, aged 58, Supplies man
	Jones, Dennis John, aged 39, Ripper
	Jones, Emrys, aged 43, Deputy
	Jones, Robert, aged 36, Deputy
	Jones, Sidney, aged 42, Stableman
	Jones, Thomas Daniel, aged 44, Stableman
	Jones, Verdun, aged 54, General worker
	Knoedl, Fritz, aged 40, Contractors’ engineer
	Lewis, Ieuan Marvin, aged 35, Ripper
	Lewis, Phillip Kenneth, aged 33, Under-manager
	Lewis, Tom, aged 46, Powered support maintenance man
	Lewis, Vincent, aged 54, Beltman
	Miles, Bertie Irfon, aged 49, Ripper
	Mills, Haydn George, aged 36, Fitter
	Morgan, Robert Phillip, aged 29, Stableman
	Mount, Anthony, aged 55, Supplies man
	Natrass, John Edward, aged 42, Stableman
	Nicholas, Elvet Gwyn, aged 58, Repairer
	Quid, Frederick Raymond, aged 34, Repairer
	Rees, David Arthur James, aged 23, Supplies man
	Rees, Denzil, aged 63, Transfer point attendant
	Rees, John Jones, aged 50, Deputy
	Rees, Thomas Llewellyn, aged 45, Repairer
	Rees, William George, aged 34, Ripper
	Rowlands, Gordon Morlais, aged 29, Electrician
	Russ, Edwin Vincent, aged 43, Salvage man
	Sandow, Robert, aged 25, Repairer
	Sheen, Bernard, aged 24, Electrician
	Steinmann, Joseph, aged 41, Contractors’ supervisor
	Stephens, Myrddin, aged 40, Holeborer
	Summers, Leonard Eric, aged 26, Supplies man
	Thomas, David John, aged 48, Shotfirer
	Thomas, Donald, aged 29, Deputy electrical engineer
	Thomas, Glyndwr, aged 46, Lubricator
	Thomas, Gwynfor, aged 52, Stableman
	Thomas, Richard David, aged 32, Face electrician
	Thomas, William John, aged 50, Salvage man
	Thomas, William Samuel, aged 62, Face transfer point attendant
	Walters, Walter Haydn, aged 61, Repairer
	Watts, Raymond, aged 46, Supplies man
	Wilcox, Kenneth John, aged 24, Holeborer, {official report gives age as 43, family corrects this to 24}
	Williams, Keith Wyn, aged 17, Apprentice electrician
	Williams, Naughton, aged 39, Ripper
	Williams, William Byron, aged 36, Stableman
	Woods, George Henry, aged 27, Ripper

The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the UK Disaster Reports section of this website.

 

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