Windsor Colliery roof fall, 1910

A repairer barring down the roof and a haulier watching him were killed by a fall at Windsor Colliery, Abertridwr, on 5 February 1910.

Cause

A post dislodged while loose roof was being barred down.

What happened

On 5 February 1910 Thomas Jenkins, 44, a repairer, had gone into another collier's stall at Windsor Colliery and was barring down loose top when a post was knocked out and the roof fell. He was killed, and so was the haulier Owen Williams, 23, who was standing watching him.

Recorded claims

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

• Thomas Jenkins, 44, a repairer, and Owen Williams, 23, a haulier, were killed by a fall of roof at Windsor Colliery on 5 February 1910. ^1,2
• Jenkins was barring down the top in another collier's stall when a post was knocked out and the roof fell. ²
• Williams was standing by, watching Jenkins at work. ²

Related terminology

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

• Colliery (contextual relationship)
  Named twice in this record, first in the summary: “…the roof and a haulier watching him were killed by a fall at Windsor Colliery, Abertridwr, on 5 February 1910.”
• Haulier (contextual relationship)
  Named twice in this record, first in the summary: “A repairer barring down the roof and a haulier watching him were killed by a fall at Windsor Colliery, Abertridwr,…”
• Stall (contextual relationship)
  Named in this record’s narrative: “…1910 Thomas Jenkins, 44, a repairer, had gone into another collier's stall at Windsor Colliery and was barring down loose top when a post was…”

Sources

1. (secondary) Windsor Colliery — Northern Mine Research Society
2. (secondary) Welsh Coal Mines fatalities, 1910 — Welsh Coal Mines

Record created: 7 October 2026 · Last researched: 7 October 2026