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Case file for a fatal accident that occurred at Tower/Fernhill Mine on 14 Oct 1976. Includes: manuscript and typescript notes of evidence taken at an inquest held on 14 Dec 1976 at Aberdare Magistrates Court and correspondence concerning the inquest; a fatal accident report compiled by the National Coal Board, Mining Department, Safety Branch, including witness statements and a plan of the accident site; Tower-Fernhill Colliery, Transport Rules, Jun 1976.

Custodial History

Previous reference number: DNCB/67/4/51

Archive Record|Table of contents

National Coal Board, RecordsDNCB

Estates DepartmentDNCB/1

Finance DepartmentDNCB/2

Industrial RelationsDNCB/3

Legal DepartmentDNCB/4

Public Relations DepartmentDNCB/5

Mining DepartmentDNCB/6

Safety BranchDNCB/6/1

Fatal Accident Reports and Inquest FilesDNCB/6/1/1

Aberaman Railway Sidings, Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/1

Abercynon Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/2

Abernant Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/3

Aberpergwm Colliery, Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/4

Ammanford Colliery, Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/5

Avon Colliery, Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/6

Bargoed Colliery, Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/7

Bedwas Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/8

Betws Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/9

Benyon Colliery, Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/10

Blaenant Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/11

Blaengwrach Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/12

Blaenserchan Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/13

Britannia Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/14

Brynlliw Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/15

Celynen North Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/16

Celynen South Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/17

Coedely Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/18

Cwm Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/19

Cwmgwili Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/20

Cynheidre Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/21

Deep Duffryn Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/22

Deep Navigation Colliery, Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/23

Ffaldau Colliery, Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/24

Garw Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/25

Glyntillery Colliery, Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/26

Graig Merthyr Colliery, Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/27

Lady Windsor Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/28

Maesteg Central Washery, Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/29

Mardy Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/30

Marine Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/31

Markham Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/32

Morlais Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/33

Mountain Colliery, Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/34

No.5 Tip, Aberfan, Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/35

Oakdale Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/36

Ogilvie Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/37

Parc [Park] Colliery, Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/38

Penallta Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/39

Penrikyber [Penrhiwceiber] Colliery, Case filesDNCB/6/1/1/40

Pentremawr Colliery, Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/41

St John's Colliery, Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/42

Six Bells Colliery, Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/43

Taff Merthyr CollieryDNCB/6/1/1/44

Tower/Fernhill CollieryDNCB/6/1/1/45

Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/45/1

Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/45/2

Case fileDNCB/6/1/1/45/3

Treforgan CollieryDNCB/6/1/1/46

Tymawr CollieryDNCB/6/1/1/47

Windsor CollieryDNCB/6/1/1/48

Wyndham/Western CollieryDNCB/6/1/1/49

Incidents and OutburstsDNCB/6/1/2

HM Inspectors of Mines Annual ReportsDNCB/6/1/3

HM Inspector of Mines Explosion ReportsDNCB/6/1/4

Ventiliation, Cwm CollieryDNCB/6/1/5

Precautions against inrushes, Tower CollieryDNCB/6/1/6

Precautions against inrushes, Tower CollieryDNCB/6/1/7

Fans, Cwm CollieryDNCB/6/1/8

Trade Unions and Industrial ActionDNCB/6/2

Tip Control UnitDNCB/6/3

Engineering DepartmentDNCB/6/4

Mines Rescue ServiceDNCB/6/5

Re-organisation SchemesDNCB/6/6

Plant Purchase ProgrammeDNCB/6/7

Statistical ReportsDNCB/6/8

Opencast sitesDNCB/6/9

Photocopy of register of discharges from underground coal workings and spoil tipsDNCB/6/10

Sites of Special Scientific Interest, Hall Wood, Malvern HillsDNCB/6/11

Plan of South Wales CoalfieldDNCB/6/12

Coal Delivery RecordDNCB/6/13

Surveyors DepartmentDNCB/6/14

Scientific DepartmentDNCB/7

Individual CollieriesDNCB/8

Opencast ExecutiveDNCB/9

Statistics DepartmentDNCB/10

Secretary's DepartmentDNCB/11

Area DirectorDNCB/12

Staff DepartmentDNCB/13

Photographic CollectionDNCB/14

Pre-Vesting Date Coal Mining and Related Industrial RecordsDNCB/15