Report upon the inspection of mines classed under the Metalliferous Mines Regulation Acts in the counties of Anglesey, Brecon, Cardigan, Carnarvon, Denbigh, Flint, Merioneth, Montgomery, Radnor, and Shropshire, and in the Isle of Man, for the year 1886 / by C. le Neve Foster.

  • Foster, Clement le Neve, 1841-1904.
Date:
[1887]
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Credit: Report upon the inspection of mines classed under the Metalliferous Mines Regulation Acts in the counties of Anglesey, Brecon, Cardigan, Carnarvon, Denbigh, Flint, Merioneth, Montgomery, Radnor, and Shropshire, and in the Isle of Man, for the year 1886 / by C. le Neve Foster. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    List of Accidents—continued. - © 4^ © & Date. © o o <1 © & O Name of the Mine. Persons killed or injured. Names of Persons killed in italics. Occupation. © bC <1 CD 4-i 0 Length of Time the Person was prevented by the Effects .of the Accident from resuming Work. Cause of Accident, and Remarks. 3 00 0 o CO %-t © Ph o GO a o a> & © «►- C & 6 o fl ts is Miscellaneous (Jndeegbound. Explosions of Gunpowder, cfee. 886. Feb. 26 15 Moelfre - Hugh Owen Miner - 38 9 weeks - Explosion from boring out a charge of gun-cotton which had missed fire. - 1 Apr. 3 27 Steeraway - MatthewGroncott Si 46 3 months - He used too short a slow match for lighting a squib in firing a shot, and it exploded before he had time to get away. Back struck by stones. 1 June 7 41 Great Laxey Thomas Kelley » 50 7 months He was firing a hole with a straw, in place of fuse, and used too short a slow match. The charge exploded before he had reached a place of safety, and his leg was badly lace¬ rated. 1 Suffocation by Gas.—None. Irruptions of Water—None. Falling into Water. 56 Halkyn - William Jones Blacksmith - 26 Drowned by the upsetting of a boat 1 in a large underground cavern. On Inclined Planes-.—None. By Trams and Tubs. 72 Great Laxey John Callin Pan-blower - 19 5 weeks Foot bruised by locomotive in adit level. By Machinery underground.—None. Sundries Underground. April B 29 Frongoch - Evan Hughes - Miner - - 46 10 weeks Evan Hughes’ partner missed striking the drill, and the sledge glanced off the rock, hit his arm and broke it. - 1 May 13 37 Grogwinion Thomas Elias - is 28 Incurable - - He fell down a pass into which he had been tipping stuff. It is not known how he happened to fall into it. Spine fractured. ~ 1 „ 14 38 Frongoch - - David Lewis - Si * 46 4i weeks - - Fall of four or five yards in some stopes. Head cut, back bruised. - 1 June 11 43 Bryn-yr-afr Richard Jones - Trammer 56 6-j weeks A loose stone lying on a stull fell upon him as he was passing underneath it. Two ribs broken. - 1 Total miscellaneous under¬ ground. 1 8 On Subeace. By Machinery on Surface— None. Boilers bursting.—None. Miscellaneous on Surface. Feb. 26 14 Cae Coch Richard William s Labourer 35 1 week A stone detached by frost rolled down a steep bank and struck him. - 1 March 19 18 Lisburne - David Jenkins - Lead-ore dresser. 15 3 weeks While oiling some machinery, not in motion, fell five or six feet, and in¬ jured his arm. - 1 May 18 39 Roman Gravels Edwin Bennett Miner - - 49 32 weeks - He was preparing to cut some timber at the surface, when he slipped and fell, breaking his leg. - 1 July 10 46 Great Laxey E d war d W atter- son. Carter 41 9 weeks A heavy plank fell on his foot. Ankle hurt. - 1 Nov. 25 66 Diphwys David Owen Miner 45 6 weeks Fall of a heavy stone upon him while making an open cutting. - 1 Total on surface - 5 Gross total for the copper, lead, zinc, and other mines, exclusive of the slate mines. 1 23