Ty Trist Colliery roof fall, 1913

A fall of roof at the entrance to a stall road in Ty Trist No. 1 pit, Tredegar, on 15 March 1913 killed the collier repairing it and a friend who had stopped to talk to him.

Cause

A fall of roof on a heading at the entrance to a stall road.

What happened

On 15 March 1913 David John Jervis, 24, a collier in No. 1 pit of the Tredegar Iron and Coal Company's Ty Trist Colliery, was doing repairs at the entrance to his stall road when the roof of the heading fell and killed him. Albert Edwards, also 24, was killed with him; he was not working at that place but had apparently stopped to chat with Jervis.

Recorded claims

Individual factual claims, each attached to the source(s) that support it below. Where sources disagree, both are kept.

• On 15 March 1913 a fall of roof killed two colliers in Ty Trist No. 1 pit. ^1,2,3
• The dead were David John Jervis and Albert Edwards, both 24. ^1,2,3
• Jervis was repairing the entrance to his stall road; Edwards was not working there but chatting with him. ^1,2
• The colliery was owned by the Tredegar Iron and Coal Co. Ltd. ^1,2

Related terminology

Mining terms this disaster is structurally linked to, with the nature of the relationship.

• Coal (contextual relationship)
  Named in this record’s narrative: “…John Jervis, 24, a collier in No. 1 pit of the Tredegar Iron and Coal Company's Ty Trist Colliery, was doing repairs at the entrance to…”
• Colliery (contextual relationship)
  Named in this record’s narrative: “…in No. 1 pit of the Tredegar Iron and Coal Company's Ty Trist Colliery, was doing repairs at the entrance to his stall road when the roof…”
• Roof Fall (contextual relationship)
  Named twice in this record, first in the summary: “A fall of roof at the entrance to a stall road in Ty Trist No. 1 pit, Tredegar, on…”
• Stall (contextual relationship)
  Named 3 times in this record, first in the summary: “A fall of roof at the entrance to a stall road in Ty Trist No. 1 pit, Tredegar, on 15 March 1913 killed the…”

Sources

1. (primary) Durham Mining Museum: Ty Trist No. 1, 15 March 1913 — Durham Mining Museum
2. (primary) NMRS Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths: David John Jervis, Ty Trist, 1913 — Northern Mine Research Society
3. (primary) NMRS Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths: Albert Edwards, Ty Trist, 1913 — Northern Mine Research Society
4. (primary) Durham Mining Museum: Ty Trist Colliery — Durham Mining Museum, from the Mines Inspectors Reports and the Lists of Mines

Record created: 18 October 2026 · Last researched: 18 October 2026